diff --git a/src/Data/JSDate.purs b/src/Data/JSDate.purs
index 8ee816d..f13a1c0 100644
--- a/src/Data/JSDate.purs
+++ b/src/Data/JSDate.purs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ foreign import dateMethod :: forall a. Fn2 String JSDate a
 -- | behaviour for a given string. The RFC2822 and ISO8601 date string formats
 -- | should parse consistently.
 -- |
--- | The `LOCALE` effect is present here as if no time zone is specified in the
+-- | This function is effectful because if no time zone is specified in the
 -- | string the current locale's time zone will be used instead.
 foreign import parse :: String -> Effect JSDate