diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/list/AbstractSerializableListDecorator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/list/AbstractSerializableListDecorator.java
index 15f15a832..0f932e6be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/list/AbstractSerializableListDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/list/AbstractSerializableListDecorator.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSerializableListDecorator<E>
     }
 
     /**
-     * Read the list in using a custom routine.
+     * Deserializes the list in using a custom routine.
      *
      * @param in  the input stream
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs while reading from the stream