diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 7a276c37c7..beeb964ad9 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -4641,9 +4641,9 @@ rb_ary_replace(VALUE copy, VALUE orig)
 
 /*
  *  call-seq:
- *     array.clear -> self
+ *    clear -> self
  *
- *  Removes all elements from +self+:
+ *  Removes all elements from +self+; returns +self+:
  *
  *    a = [:foo, 'bar', 2]
  *    a.clear # => []