diff --git a/src/libcore/option.rs b/src/libcore/option.rs
index 74d87712a02ef..bf8a92a4f950a 100644
--- a/src/libcore/option.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/option.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Moves a value out of an option type and returns it, consuming the `Option`.
+    /// Returns the inner `T` of a `Some(T)`.
     ///
     /// # Failure
     ///