diff --git a/pulse_lib/sequencer.py b/pulse_lib/sequencer.py
index 1a88eda4676dbc8710d969d74c536d9bd717fbf1..15d9f0daa01ca453c317c04d7562e5527b11fe35 100644
--- a/pulse_lib/sequencer.py
+++ b/pulse_lib/sequencer.py
@@ -460,8 +460,8 @@ class sequencer():
                 Only present when `values=True`, threshold is set,
                 and accept_if is None.
             "{name}_selected":
-                The qubit state of the measurements with an accept_if
-                condition returned in a 1D array.
+                The number of measurements matching the accept_if condition for
+                the named acquisition.
                 Only present when `selectors=True`, threshold is set,
                 and accept_if is set.
             "total_selected":
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ class sequencer():
                 Only present when `values=True`, threshold is set,
                 and accept_if is None.
             "{name}_selected":
-                The qubit state of the measurements with an accept_if
-                condition returned in a 1D array.
+                The number of measurements matching the accept_if condition for
+                the named acquisition.
                 Only present when `selectors=True`, threshold is set,
                 and accept_if is set.
             "total_selected":