diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb
index d8be4e5678..111cd82ef6 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module ActionView
       #     end
       #
       #   app/controllers/posts_controller.rb:
-      #     class PostsController < ApplicationController::Base
+      #     class PostsController < ApplicationController
       #       # GET /posts.html
       #       # GET /posts.atom
       #       def index