diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index f9aa5ca9e8ea9..9b0c3caa0b407 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -8439,8 +8439,8 @@ def last(self: FrameOrSeries, offset) -> FrameOrSeries:
         """
         Select final periods of time series data based on a date offset.
 
-        When having a DataFrame with dates as index, this function can
-        select the last few rows based on a date offset.
+        For a DataFrame with a sorted DatetimeIndex, this function
+        selects the last few rows based on a date offset.
 
         Parameters
         ----------