diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py b/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py
index 69307d59a8..b6cf4e7651 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_data_table.py
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ def render_width(self, data_table: DataTable[Any]) -> int:
         """Width, in cells, required to render the column with padding included.
 
         Args:
-            data_table: The data table to which the column belongs.
+            data_table: The data table where the column will be rendered.
 
         Returns:
-            The width, in cells, required to render a column; padding included.
+            The width, in cells, required to render the column with padding included.
         """
         return 2 * data_table.cell_padding + (
             self.content_width if self.auto_width else self.width