diff --git a/docs/swarm/notify-router.md b/docs/swarm/notify-router.md
index c9216ca3..27fb64f5 100644
--- a/docs/swarm/notify-router.md
+++ b/docs/swarm/notify-router.md
@@ -313,5 +313,5 @@ gauges (`bao.client_cert.*`) come with them.
 `ignored` is an event that names no issue or pull request. `unmatched` is one
 no flow matched. `retried` is one the queue or the store failed on: it comes back
 and counts again. A growing `consumer.pending` means the router is falling
-behind. The consumer gauges are read at the start of each pull, at most 30
-seconds apart.
+behind. The router reads the consumer counts at the start of each pull, at most
+30 seconds apart.