diff --git a/docs/content/providers/docker.md b/docs/content/providers/docker.md
index f2c60d931150bf4dd5fc0be824ecaa84ffcaee82..27eaab1e1f1a171f19ac7015def4d4397a8eb613 100644
--- a/docs/content/providers/docker.md
+++ b/docs/content/providers/docker.md
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ providers:
 
 _Optional, Default=true_
 
-Watch Docker Swarm events.
+Watch Docker events.
 
 ```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
 providers:
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/cli-ref.md b/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/cli-ref.md
index 665e8448a5c015cd3a2799b83b4778c8bc750845..984a6b12a5dce33c0be22876da4114c06c5c00e3 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/cli-ref.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/cli-ref.md
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ TLS key
 Use the ip address from the bound port, rather than from the inner network. (Default: ```false```)
 
 `--providers.docker.watch`:  
-Watch Docker Swarm events. (Default: ```true```)
+Watch Docker events. (Default: ```true```)
 
 `--providers.ecs`:  
 Enable AWS ECS backend with default settings. (Default: ```false```)
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/env-ref.md b/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/env-ref.md
index fca12510231ee52c4b7fc8e3fe440314cdd00ed0..347f8799998038c133f2ededca5c29a42aab1068 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/env-ref.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/static-configuration/env-ref.md
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ TLS key
 Use the ip address from the bound port, rather than from the inner network. (Default: ```false```)
 
 `TRAEFIK_PROVIDERS_DOCKER_WATCH`:  
-Watch Docker Swarm events. (Default: ```true```)
+Watch Docker events. (Default: ```true```)
 
 `TRAEFIK_PROVIDERS_ECS`:  
 Enable AWS ECS backend with default settings. (Default: ```false```)
diff --git a/pkg/provider/docker/docker.go b/pkg/provider/docker/docker.go
index 6de0012750bef01eb3208b89171f92c3359ed352..4decdeef829e7b4f4d5058a57ce9faace02698b7 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/docker/docker.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var _ provider.Provider = (*Provider)(nil)
 // Provider holds configurations of the provider.
 type Provider struct {
 	Constraints             string           `description:"Constraints is an expression that Traefik matches against the container's labels to determine whether to create any route for that container." json:"constraints,omitempty" toml:"constraints,omitempty" yaml:"constraints,omitempty" export:"true"`
-	Watch                   bool             `description:"Watch Docker Swarm events." json:"watch,omitempty" toml:"watch,omitempty" yaml:"watch,omitempty" export:"true"`
+	Watch                   bool             `description:"Watch Docker events." json:"watch,omitempty" toml:"watch,omitempty" yaml:"watch,omitempty" export:"true"`
 	Endpoint                string           `description:"Docker server endpoint. Can be a tcp or a unix socket endpoint." json:"endpoint,omitempty" toml:"endpoint,omitempty" yaml:"endpoint,omitempty"`
 	DefaultRule             string           `description:"Default rule." json:"defaultRule,omitempty" toml:"defaultRule,omitempty" yaml:"defaultRule,omitempty"`
 	TLS                     *types.ClientTLS `description:"Enable Docker TLS support." json:"tls,omitempty" toml:"tls,omitempty" yaml:"tls,omitempty" export:"true"`