diff --git a/Doc/c-api/object.rst b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
index 78599e704b1317..56857929a5a72a 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/object.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ Object Protocol
 
    Clear the managed dictionary of *obj*.
 
-   This function must only be called in a traverse function of the type which
+   This function must only be called in a clear function of the type which
    has the :c:macro:`Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT` flag set.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.13
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
index 8bd3144f88aa71..5b7cf0c45026a9 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ and :c:data:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
    :c:func:`Py_CLEAR` macro performs the operations in a safe order.
 
    If the :c:macro:`Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT` bit is set in the
-   :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_flags` field, the traverse function must call
+   :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_flags` field, the clear function must call
    :c:func:`PyObject_ClearManagedDict` like this::
 
        PyObject_ClearManagedDict((PyObject*)self);