diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/types.ts b/packages/query-core/src/types.ts
index ff6c1cf22f8..b978366743d 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/types.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export interface QueryObserverOptions<
    */
   notifyOnChangeProps?: Array<keyof InfiniteQueryObserverResult> | 'all'
   /**
-   * This callback will fire any time the query successfully fetches new data or the cache is updated via `setQueryData`.
+   * This callback will fire any time the query successfully fetches new data.
    */
   onSuccess?: (data: TData) => void
   /**