diff --git a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
index e964491e93..a8c0ab95d7 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ export class SwitchView {
 /**
  * @ngModule CommonModule
  *
- * @description A structural directive that adds or removes templates (displaying or hiding views)
- * when the next match expression matches the switch expression.
- *
+ * @description
  * The `[ngSwitch]` directive on a container specifies an expression to match against.
  * The expressions to match are provided by `ngSwitchCase` directives on views within the container.
  * - Every view that matches is rendered.