diff --git a/docs/src/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api.md b/docs/src/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api.md
index 5b330b0397..6e759bc8f3 100644
--- a/docs/src/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api.md
+++ b/docs/src/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api.md
@@ -1971,8 +1971,9 @@ Result:
 ### getSignaturesForAddress
 
 
-Returns confirmed signatures for transactions involving an
-address backwards in time from the provided signature or most recent confirmed block
+Returns signatures for confirmed transactions that include the given address in
+their `accountKeys` list. Returns signatures backwards in time from the
+provided signature or most recent confirmed block
 
 #### Parameters:
 * `<string>` - account address as base-58 encoded string
@@ -4367,8 +4368,10 @@ Result:
 **DEPRECATED: Please use [getSignaturesForAddress](jsonrpc-api.md#getsignaturesforaddress) instead**
 This method is expected to be removed in solana-core v2.0
 
-Returns confirmed signatures for transactions involving an
-address backwards in time from the provided signature or most recent confirmed block
+Returns signatures for confirmed transactions that include the given address in
+their `accountKeys` list. Returns signatures backwards in time from the
+provided signature or most recent confirmed block
+
 
 #### Parameters:
 * `<string>` - account address as base-58 encoded string