diff --git a/modules/mol/alg/doc/molalg.rst b/modules/mol/alg/doc/molalg.rst
index 158f4465307c53e503866fb2d77cf16acb2a394d..54dbc8914818ed3dad70b128db77019864ebc1e4 100644
--- a/modules/mol/alg/doc/molalg.rst
+++ b/modules/mol/alg/doc/molalg.rst
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ Local Distance Test scores (lDDT, DRMSD)
 
   .. attribute:: total_dist
 
-    Total number of conserved distances.
+    Total number of distances.
 
     :type: :class:`int`