diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
index b7785162ec..8c40cc8335 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    // Otherwise clear the theme and the HasAppliedItemContainerTheme property.
+                    // Otherwise clear the theme and the AppliedItemContainerTheme property.
                     container.ClearValue(ThemeProperty);
                     container.ClearValue(AppliedItemContainerTheme);
                 }