diff --git a/lib/types.nix b/lib/types.nix
index 270ac1748c79..e741bec6c29d 100644
--- a/lib/types.nix
+++ b/lib/types.nix
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ rec {
       nestedTypes.elemType = elemType;
     };
 
-    # TODO: drop this in the future:
+    # TODO: deprecate this in the future:
     loaOf = elemType: types.attrsOf elemType // {
       name = "loaOf";
       deprecationMessage = "Mixing lists with attribute values is no longer"