diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/FixedSizeMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/FixedSizeMap.java
index e7b98ee43..df34deb72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/FixedSizeMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/FixedSizeMap.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class FixedSizeMap<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