diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 07073ed7b1..1449890b6c 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ rb_ary_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE ary)
 }
 
 /*
- * Returns a new +Array+ object, populated with the given objects:
+ * Returns a new array, populated with the given objects:
  *
  *   Array[1, 'a', /^A/]    # => [1, "a", /^A/]
  *   Array[]                # => []