diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index 4f4961d273..e7b8809fe0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -631,12 +631,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       self
     end
 
-    # Returns a chainable relation with zero records, specifically an
-    # instance of the <tt>ActiveRecord::NullRelation</tt> class.
+    # Returns a chainable relation with zero records.
     #
-    # The returned <tt>ActiveRecord::NullRelation</tt> inherits from Relation and implements the
-    # Null Object pattern. It is an object with defined null behavior and always returns an empty
-    # array of records without querying the database.
+    # The returned relation implements the Null Object pattern. It is an
+    # object with defined null behavior and always returns an empty array of
+    # records without querying the database.
     #
     # Any subsequent condition chained to the returned relation will continue
     # generating an empty relation and will not fire any query to the database.