diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
index fd015129f02f169e2f335424d95c61497328c0b4..513839df7d90138e9b15d67a2cabea5b9c4a6848 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class Call(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, RpcContext)):
     This method blocks until the value is available.
 
     Returns:
-      The bytes of the details of the RPC.
+      The details string of the RPC.
     """
     raise NotImplementedError()
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ class ServicerContext(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, RpcContext)):
     details to transmit.
 
     Args:
-      details: The details bytes of the RPC to be transmitted to
+      details: The details string of the RPC to be transmitted to
         the invocation side of the RPC.
     """
     raise NotImplementedError()