diff --git a/includes/database/database.inc b/includes/database/database.inc
index 8d6abb844ff9476e24e3931314a53af824d5a47a..b384afe3ac8c91c9e7578cd79717de402e0eb90d 100644
--- a/includes/database/database.inc
+++ b/includes/database/database.inc
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ public function supportsTransactionalDDL() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the type of the database being accessed.
+   * Returns the name of the PDO driver for this connection.
    */
   abstract public function databaseType();