diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/Optimize.cs b/src/api/dotnet/Optimize.cs
index 0694faabe83..891ed4105e1 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/Optimize.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/Optimize.cs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public Handle AssertSoft(BoolExpr constraint, uint weight, string group)
         /// <summary>
         /// Check satisfiability of asserted constraints.
         /// Produce a model that (when the objectives are bounded and 
-        /// don't use strict inequalities) meets the objectives.
+        /// don't use strict inequalities) is optimal.
         /// </summary>
         ///
         public Status Check(params Expr[] assumptions)
diff --git a/src/api/java/Optimize.java b/src/api/java/Optimize.java
index d72a28f0805..83833e36bf5 100644
--- a/src/api/java/Optimize.java
+++ b/src/api/java/Optimize.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public Handle<?> AssertSoft(Expr<BoolSort> constraint, String weight, String gro
     /**
      * Check satisfiability of asserted constraints.
      * Produce a model that (when the objectives are bounded and 
-     * don't use strict inequalities) meets the objectives.
+     * don't use strict inequalities) is optimal.
      **/
     public Status Check(Expr<BoolSort>... assumptions)
     {
diff --git a/src/api/ml/z3.mli b/src/api/ml/z3.mli
index 1380bd519e4..bb3e7087583 100644
--- a/src/api/ml/z3.mli
+++ b/src/api/ml/z3.mli
@@ -3481,7 +3481,7 @@ sig
   (** Add minimization objective. *)
   val minimize : optimize -> Expr.expr -> handle
 
-  (** Checks whether the assertions in the context are satisfiable and solves objectives. *)
+  (** Check consistency and produce optimal values. *)
   val check : optimize -> Solver.status
 
   (** Retrieve model from satisfiable context *)
diff --git a/src/api/python/z3/z3.py b/src/api/python/z3/z3.py
index 7551d8a2024..f7a99f1c28f 100644
--- a/src/api/python/z3/z3.py
+++ b/src/api/python/z3/z3.py
@@ -8046,7 +8046,7 @@ def pop(self):
         Z3_optimize_pop(self.ctx.ref(), self.optimize)
 
     def check(self, *assumptions):
-        """Check satisfiability while optimizing objective functions."""
+        """Check consistency and produce optimal values."""
         assumptions = _get_args(assumptions)
         num = len(assumptions)
         _assumptions = (Ast * num)()