diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 5f9d10be..4f1c2739 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
     };
 
     /**
-     * Removes words of text from the editor. A "word" is defined as a string of characters bookended by whitespace.
+     * Removes the current selection or one character.
      * @param {String} dir The direction of the deletion to occur, either "left" or "right"
      *
      **/