diff --git a/components/Comment.spec.js b/components/Comment.spec.js
index 4c41d6119..83a738956 100644
--- a/components/Comment.spec.js
+++ b/components/Comment.spec.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('Comment.vue', () => {
         it('translates a placeholder', () => {
           const wrapper = Wrapper()
           const calls = mocks.$t.mock.calls
-          const expected = [['comment.content.deleted-placeholder']]
+          const expected = [['comment.content.unavailable-placeholder']]
           expect(calls).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
         })
 
diff --git a/components/Comment.vue b/components/Comment.vue
index 26d834d5b..4c3949565 100644
--- a/components/Comment.vue
+++ b/components/Comment.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       style="padding-left: 40px; font-weight: bold;"
       color="soft"
     >
-      <ds-icon name="ban" /> {{ this.$t('comment.content.deleted-placeholder') }}
+      <ds-icon name="ban" /> {{ this.$t('comment.content.unavailable-placeholder') }}
     </ds-text>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/locales/de.json b/locales/de.json
index 8e943314c..08f8f869c 100644
--- a/locales/de.json
+++ b/locales/de.json
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     "edit": "Kommentar bearbeiten",
     "delete": "Kommentar löschen",
     "content": {
-      "deleted-placeholder": "...gelöschter Kommentar"
+      "unavailable-placeholder": "...dieser Kommentar ist nicht mehr verfügbar"
     }
   },
   "followButton": {
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 6580443ac..d8cf4c654 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     "edit": "Edit Comment",
     "delete": "Delete Comment",
     "content": {
-      "deleted-placeholder": "...deleted comment"
+      "unavailable-placeholder": "...this comment is not available anymore"
     }
   },
   "followButton": {