diff --git a/matlab/test/arrow/io/ipc/tRecordBatchStreamReader.m b/matlab/test/arrow/io/ipc/tRecordBatchStreamReader.m
index eb66c5fefcba9..78899664a73b3 100644
--- a/matlab/test/arrow/io/ipc/tRecordBatchStreamReader.m
+++ b/matlab/test/arrow/io/ipc/tRecordBatchStreamReader.m
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ function SchemaNoSetter(testCase)
             testCase.verifyError(@() setfield(reader, "Schema", schema), "MATLAB:class:SetProhibited");
         end
 
-        function ReadZeroBatchStreamFile(testCase, RecordBatchReadFcn)
-            % Verify read can successfully read an Arrow IPC Stream file
-            % containing zero batches.
+        function ReadErrorIfEndOfStream(testCase, RecordBatchReadFcn)
+            % Verify read throws an execption with the identifier arrow:io:ipc:EndOfStream
+            % on an Arrow IPC Stream file containing zero batches.
             reader = arrow.io.ipc.RecordBatchStreamReader(testCase.ZeroBatchStreamFile);
             fcn = @() RecordBatchReadFcn(reader);
             testCase.verifyError(fcn, "arrow:io:ipc:EndOfStream");
@@ -333,4 +333,4 @@ function ErrorIfNotIpcStreamFile(testCase)
 
     end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end