diff --git a/docs/developer-file-overview.md b/docs/developer-file-overview.md
index 5f2a28635ee..ef21a7c9fb4 100644
--- a/docs/developer-file-overview.md
+++ b/docs/developer-file-overview.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Zulip Terminal uses [Zulip's API](https://zulip.com/api/) to store and retrieve
 |                        | ui_sizes.py         | Fixed sizes of UI elements                                                              |
 |                        |                     |                                                                                         |
 | zulipterminal/ui_tools | boxes.py            | UI boxes for entering text: WriteBox, MessageSearchBox, PanelSearchBox                  |
-|                        | buttons.py          | UI buttons for narrowing & showing unread counts, eg. All, Stream, Private, Topic       |
+|                        | buttons.py          | UI buttons for narrowing & showing unread counts, eg. All, Stream, Direct, Topic        |
 |                        | messages.py         | UI to render a Zulip message for display, and respond contextually to actions           |
 |                        | tables.py           | Helper functions which render tables in the UI                                          |
 |                        | utils.py            | The `MessageBox` for every message displayed is created here                            |
diff --git a/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py b/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py
index 917d15c5608..5b1584da771 100644
--- a/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py
+++ b/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-UI buttons for narrowing & showing unread counts, eg. All, Stream, Private, Topic
+UI buttons for narrowing & showing unread counts, eg. All, Stream, Direct, Topic
 """
 
 import re