diff --git a/numeric.c b/numeric.c
index 4e08c4767a..1b1c8d99b9 100644
--- a/numeric.c
+++ b/numeric.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ num_fdiv(VALUE x, VALUE y)
  *  (\Numeric itself does not define method +/+.)
  *
  *  Of the Core and Standard Library classes,
- *  Float, Rational, and Complex use this implementation.
+ *  Only Float and Rational use this implementation.
  *
  */