diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py
index ec970e6..6bda647 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 
     def finalize(self):
         """
-        Returns the results of processing the final block as bytes.
+        Returns the message authentication code as bytes.
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
index a0468aa..9743278 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 
     .. method:: finalize()
 
-        :return: The final message authentication code.
+        :return: The message authentication code.
 
     .. method:: copy()