diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/edit.js
index b290698491c97..56a98a621134e 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/edit.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export default function CommentsPaginationNextEdit( {
 			<PlainText
 				__experimentalVersion={ 2 }
 				tagName="span"
-				aria-label={ __( 'Next comments page link' ) }
-				placeholder={ __( 'Next Comments' ) }
+				aria-label={ __( 'Newer comments page link' ) }
+				placeholder={ __( 'Newer Comments' ) }
 				value={ label }
 				onChange={ ( newLabel ) =>
 					setAttributes( { label: newLabel } )
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/index.php
index d5d335ed62b50..c6319a5a1a518 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-next/index.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function render_block_core_comments_pagination_next( $attributes, $content, $blo
 	}
 	$comments_number  = (int) get_comments_number();
 	$max_page         = 0 !== $per_page ? (int) floor( $comments_number / $per_page ) : 0;
-	$default_label    = __( 'Next Comments' );
+	$default_label    = __( 'Newer Comments' );
 	$label            = isset( $attributes['label'] ) && ! empty( $attributes['label'] ) ? $attributes['label'] : $default_label;
 	$pagination_arrow = get_comments_pagination_arrow( $block, 'next' );
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/edit.js
index acd3250d982b3..1b644a746e6f2 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/edit.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export default function CommentsPaginationPreviousEdit( {
 			<PlainText
 				__experimentalVersion={ 2 }
 				tagName="span"
-				aria-label={ __( 'Previous comments page link' ) }
-				placeholder={ __( 'Previous Comments' ) }
+				aria-label={ __( 'Older comments page link' ) }
+				placeholder={ __( 'Older Comments' ) }
 				value={ label }
 				onChange={ ( newLabel ) =>
 					setAttributes( { label: newLabel } )
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/index.php
index dccb47bde3847..951dc8dd78a06 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-previous/index.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * @return string Returns the previous posts link for the comments pagination.
  */
 function render_block_core_comments_pagination_previous( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
-	$default_label    = __( 'Previous Comments' );
+	$default_label    = __( 'Older Comments' );
 	$label            = isset( $attributes['label'] ) && ! empty( $attributes['label'] ) ? $attributes['label'] : $default_label;
 	$pagination_arrow = get_comments_pagination_arrow( $block, 'previous' );
 	if ( $pagination_arrow ) {