diff --git a/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/connector/ConnectorMetadata.java b/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/connector/ConnectorMetadata.java
index 2b3b62ea09b..4866d1c977d 100644
--- a/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/connector/ConnectorMetadata.java
+++ b/core/trino-spi/src/main/java/io/trino/spi/connector/ConnectorMetadata.java
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ default Optional<ConnectorTableLayout> getInsertLayout(ConnectorSession session,
     /**
      * Describes statistics that must be collected during a write.
      *
-     * @param tableReplace if true, replace old statistics
+     * @param tableReplace indicates whether this is for table replace operation and statistics of an existing table (if any) should be ignored
      */
     default TableStatisticsMetadata getStatisticsCollectionMetadataForWrite(ConnectorSession session, ConnectorTableMetadata tableMetadata, boolean tableReplace)
     {