diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ListOrderedMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ListOrderedMap.java
index e17be7ad2..da6958a1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ListOrderedMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ListOrderedMap.java
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public class ListOrderedMap<K, V>
     }
 
     /**
-     * Read the map in using a custom routine.
+     * Deserializes the map in using a custom routine.
      *
      * @param in  the input stream
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs while reading from the stream