diff --git a/swh/objstorage/objstorage.py b/swh/objstorage/objstorage.py
--- a/swh/objstorage/objstorage.py
+++ b/swh/objstorage/objstorage.py
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@
     def check(self, obj_id, *args, **kwargs):
         """Perform an integrity check for a given object.
 
-        Verify that the file object is in place and that the gzipped content
-        matches the object id.
+        Verify that the file object is in place and that the content matches
+        the object id.
 
         Args:
             obj_id (bytes): object identifier.