diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java
index a82768a0a..918d34b1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSerializableSetDecorator<E>
     }
 
     /**
-     * Read the set in using a custom routine.
+     * Deserializes the set in using a custom routine.
      *
      * @param in  the input stream
      * @throws IOException if an error occurs while reading from the stream