diff --git a/components/Comment.spec.js b/components/Comment.spec.js
index 71076a696..2efdc800b 100644
--- a/components/Comment.spec.js
+++ b/components/Comment.spec.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('Comment.vue', () => {
         it('translates a placeholder', () => {
           const wrapper = Wrapper()
           const calls = mocks.$t.mock.calls
-          const expected = [['comment.content.disabled-placeholder']]
+          const expected = [['comment.content.deleted-placeholder']]
           expect(calls).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
         })
 
diff --git a/components/Comment.vue b/components/Comment.vue
index 42a8cf64f..799c32e64 100644
--- a/components/Comment.vue
+++ b/components/Comment.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       style="padding-left: 40px; font-weight: bold;"
       color="soft"
     >
-      <ds-icon name="ban" /> {{ this.$t('comment.content.disabled-placeholder') }}
+      <ds-icon name="ban" /> {{ this.$t('comment.content.deleted-placeholder') }}
     </ds-text>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/locales/de.json b/locales/de.json
index f6cb037bd..8e943314c 100644
--- a/locales/de.json
+++ b/locales/de.json
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@
   },
   "comment": {
     "edit": "Kommentar bearbeiten",
-    "delete": "Kommentar löschen"
+    "delete": "Kommentar löschen",
+    "content": {
+      "deleted-placeholder": "...gelöschter Kommentar"
+    }
   },
   "followButton": {
     "follow": "Folgen",
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 2c4571ae4..6580443ac 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@
   },
   "comment": {
     "edit": "Edit Comment",
-    "delete": "Delete Comment"
+    "delete": "Delete Comment",
+    "content": {
+      "deleted-placeholder": "...deleted comment"
+    }
   },
   "followButton": {
     "follow": "Follow",