diff --git a/django/db/backends/base/schema.py b/django/db/backends/base/schema.py
index 4885cf78378..bd073856726 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/base/schema.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/base/schema.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor:
         # Reset connection if required
         if self.connection.features.connection_persists_old_columns:
             self.connection.close()
-        # Remove all deferred statements referencing the deleted table.
+        # Remove all deferred statements referencing the deleted column.
         for sql in list(self.deferred_sql):
             if isinstance(sql, Statement) and sql.references_column(model._meta.db_table, field.column):
                 self.deferred_sql.remove(sql)