diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/pipeline.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/pipeline.ts
index 70d6878f5728..dd1e66a52c03 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/pipeline.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class Pipeline {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Ensure that a route is rendered without its corresponding middleware.
+	 * Removes the current middleware function. Subsequent requests won't trigger any middleware.
 	 */
 	unsetMiddlewareFunction() {
 		this.#onRequest = undefined;