diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java
index 02f61e740..4e8637b8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ public class Flat3Map<K, V> implements IterableMap<K, V>, Serializable, Cloneabl
     }
 
     /**
-     * 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