diff --git a/pkg/expr/query.go b/pkg/expr/query.go
index bd7cb33d718..5b6d7447ba8 100644
--- a/pkg/expr/query.go
+++ b/pkg/expr/query.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 	// Threshold
 	QueryTypeThreshold QueryType = "threshold"
 
-	// SQL query via DuckDB
+	// SQL query
 	QueryTypeSQL QueryType = "sql"
 )
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts b/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
index 0370b9cdec9..7090bff3b7d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/expressions/types.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const expressionTypes: Array<SelectableValue<ExpressionQueryType>> = [
   {
     value: ExpressionQueryType.sql,
     label: 'SQL',
-    description: 'Transform data using SQL. Supports Aggregate/Analytics functions from DuckDB',
+    description: 'Transform data using SQL. Supports MySQL syntax.',
   },
 ].filter((expr) => {
   if (expr.value === ExpressionQueryType.sql) {