diff --git a/src/java.base/macosx/classes/apple/security/KeychainStore.java b/src/java.base/macosx/classes/apple/security/KeychainStore.java
index 896799dff4b..bc172726b2c 100644
--- a/src/java.base/macosx/classes/apple/security/KeychainStore.java
+++ b/src/java.base/macosx/classes/apple/security/KeychainStore.java
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ abstract sealed class KeychainStore extends KeyStoreSpi {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the creation {@code Instant} value
-     * of the entry identified by the given alias.
+     * Returns the instant that the entry identified
+     * by the given alias was created.
      *
      * @param alias the alias name
      *
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/com/sun/crypto/provider/JceKeyStore.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/com/sun/crypto/provider/JceKeyStore.java
index a0bba45f5b9..71f58514c4f 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/com/sun/crypto/provider/JceKeyStore.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/com/sun/crypto/provider/JceKeyStore.java
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ public final class JceKeyStore extends KeyStoreSpi {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the creation {@code Instant} value
-     * of the entry identified by the given alias.
+     * Returns the instant that the entry identified
+     * by the given alias was created.
      *
      * @param alias the alias name
      *
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs12/PKCS12KeyStore.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs12/PKCS12KeyStore.java
index b4346951109..132e8ec1885 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs12/PKCS12KeyStore.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs12/PKCS12KeyStore.java
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ public final class PKCS12KeyStore extends KeyStoreSpi {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the creation {@code Instant} value
-     * of the entry identified by the given alias.
+     * Returns the instant that the entry identified
+     * by the given alias was created.
      *
      * @param alias the alias name
      *
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/DomainKeyStore.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/DomainKeyStore.java
index ad0f6a4a5ed..950f07d30ef 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/DomainKeyStore.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/DomainKeyStore.java
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ abstract class DomainKeyStore extends KeyStoreSpi {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the creation {@code Instant} value
-     * of the entry identified by the given alias.
+     * Returns the instant that the entry identified
+     * by the given alias was created.
      *
      * @param alias the alias name
      *
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/JavaKeyStore.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/JavaKeyStore.java
index 2bbdc238c60..c335bb38a41 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/JavaKeyStore.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/provider/JavaKeyStore.java
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ public abstract sealed class JavaKeyStore extends KeyStoreSpi {
 
 
     /**
-     * Returns the creation {@code Instant} value
-     * of the entry identified by the given alias.
+     * Returns the instant that the entry identified
+     * by the given alias was created.
      *
      * @param alias the alias name
      *