diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/model.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/model.rb
index 7323714ba8..3af95b09b0 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/model.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/model.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ module ActiveModel
# == Active Model Basic Model
#
- # Includes the required interface for an object to interact with +ActionPack+,
- # using different +ActiveModel+ modules. It includes model name introspections,
+ # Includes the required interface for an object to interact with ActionPack,
+ # using different ActiveModel modules. It includes model name introspections,
# conversions, translations and validations. Besides that, it allows you to
# initialize the object with a hash of attributes, pretty much like
- # +ActiveRecord+ does.
+ # ActiveRecord does.
#
# A minimal implementation could be:
#
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ module ActiveModel
# person.name # => 'bob'
# person.age # => 18
#
- # Note that, by default, +ActiveModel::Model+ implements +persisted?+ to
- # return +false+, which is the most common case. You may want to override it
+ # Note that, by default, ActiveModel::Model implements persisted? to
+ # return false, which is the most common case. You may want to override it
# in your class to simulate a different scenario:
#
# class Person
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module ActiveModel
# person = Person.new(:id => 1, :name => 'bob')
# person.persisted? # => true
#
- # Also, if for some reason you need to run code on +initialize+, make sure you
+ # Also, if for some reason you need to run code on initialize, make sure you
# call super if you want the attributes hash initialization to happen.
#
# class Person
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module ActiveModel
# person.omg # => true
#
# For more detailed information on other functionalities available, please refer
- # to the specific modules included in +ActiveModel::Model+ (see below).
+ # to the specific modules included in ActiveModel::Model (see below).
module Model
def self.included(base)
base.class_eval do