diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/ddl.result b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/ddl.result
index 759cb5f449a..e18082785a9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/ddl.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/ddl.result
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Table	Create Table
 vtmd_template	CREATE TABLE `vtmd_template` (
   `start` bigint(20) unsigned GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW START COMMENT 'TRX_ID of table lifetime start',
   `end` bigint(20) unsigned GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW END NOT NULL COMMENT 'TRX_ID of table lifetime end',
-  `name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL COMMENT 'Table name during period [start, end)',
+  `name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL COMMENT 'Table name during current lifetime period',
   `archive_name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_bin DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Name of archive table',
   `col_renames` blob DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Column name mappings from previous lifetime',
   PRIMARY KEY (`end`),
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/vtmd.result b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/vtmd.result
index a91ab015ba6..3dd31abea0d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/vtmd.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/versioning/r/vtmd.result
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Table	Create Table
 t0_vtmd	CREATE TABLE `t0_vtmd` (
   `start` bigint(20) unsigned GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW START COMMENT 'TRX_ID of table lifetime start',
   `end` bigint(20) unsigned GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW END NOT NULL COMMENT 'TRX_ID of table lifetime end',
-  `name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL COMMENT 'Table name during period [start, end)',
+  `name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL COMMENT 'Table name during current lifetime period',
   `archive_name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_bin DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Name of archive table',
   `col_renames` blob DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Column name mappings from previous lifetime',
   PRIMARY KEY (`end`),
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql b/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql
index 3fa85867709..4a870de974b 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql
+++ b/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ SET @create_innodb_index_stats="CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS innodb_index_stats (
 SET @create_vtmd_template="CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE vtmd_template (
 	start		BIGINT UNSIGNED GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW START	COMMENT 'TRX_ID of table lifetime start',
 	end		BIGINT UNSIGNED GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW END	COMMENT 'TRX_ID of table lifetime end',
-	name		VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL				COMMENT 'Table name during period [start, end)',
+	name		VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL				COMMENT 'Table name during current lifetime period',
 	archive_name	VARCHAR(64) NULL				COMMENT 'Name of archive table',
 	col_renames	BLOB						COMMENT 'Column name mappings from previous lifetime',
 	PERIOD FOR SYSTEM_TIME(start, end),