diff --git a/cylc/flow/cfgspec/workflow.py b/cylc/flow/cfgspec/workflow.py
index eab50c635a2..32354c48e52 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/cfgspec/workflow.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/cfgspec/workflow.py
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ def get_script_common_text(this: str, example: Optional[str] = None):
             to 5 active cycles.
 
             Datetime cycling workflows can optionally use a datetime interval
-            value instead, in which case the number of active cycles
+            value instead, in which case the number of cycles
             within the interval depends on the cycling intervals present.
 
             Examples: