diff --git a/updater.py b/updater.py
index 6dc366e199..ed04814b78 100755
--- a/updater.py
+++ b/updater.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         '-d', '--delete',
         metavar="DOMAIN",
         nargs="+",
-        help='Remove one or more new domain(s) (implies -s)',
+        help='Remove one or more old domain(s) (implies -s)',
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         '-s', '--sort',