diff --git a/substrate/frame/assets/src/types.rs b/substrate/frame/assets/src/types.rs
index 3f1b6aeaf072e..9a60a13f5a71c 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/assets/src/types.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/assets/src/types.rs
@@ -174,13 +174,10 @@ impl AccountStatus {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Encode, Decode, Eq, PartialEq, RuntimeDebug, MaxEncodedLen, TypeInfo)]
 pub struct AssetAccount<Balance, DepositBalance, Extra, AccountId> {
-	/// The `free` balance of an asset account, which can be potentially used for an account, if
-	/// certain constraints are met.
+	/// The account's balance.
 	///
-	/// This balance is not the same as the _reducible_/_spendable_ balance of the asset account
-	/// (calculated on [`Pallet::reducible_balance`], and depends on freezes, defined on
-	/// [`Config::Freezer`], if any), and it's not the same as the _balance on hold_ (which depends
-	/// on [`Config::Holder`], if any).
+	/// The part of the `balance` may be frozen by the [`Config::Freezer`]. The on-hold portion is
+	/// not included here and is tracked by the [`Config::Holder`].
 	pub(super) balance: Balance,
 	/// The status of the account.
 	pub(super) status: AccountStatus,