diff --git a/lib/rubygems/uninstaller.rb b/lib/rubygems/uninstaller.rb
index f4202caa0a..7dad521a93 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/uninstaller.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/uninstaller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Gem::Uninstaller
   attr_reader :bin_dir
 
   ##
-  # The gem repository the gem will be installed into
+  # The gem repository the gem will be uninstalled from
 
   attr_reader :gem_home