diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/TransformedSplitMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/TransformedSplitMap.java
index c64cab2f1..aca53a7f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/TransformedSplitMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/TransformedSplitMap.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class TransformedSplitMap<J, K, U, V> extends AbstractIterableGetMapDecor
     }
 
     /**
-     * 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