diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml
index 5c56623ed16..fd99b02fd9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         Text {
             id: removeStateText
-            text: " Erase "
+            text: " Delete "
             color: "#cfcfcf"
             font.pixelSize:10
             y:1