diff --git a/components/script/dom/mod.rs b/components/script/dom/mod.rs
index 3fdf140a0ef..3656055feb0 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/mod.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/mod.rs
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@
 //!   superclass or `Reflector` member, and other members as appropriate;
 //! * implementing the
 //!   `dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::FooBindings::FooMethods` trait for
-//!   `&'a Foo`;
+//!   `Foo`;
 //! * adding/updating the match arm in create_element in
-//!   `components/script/dom/create.rs` (only applicable to new `HTMLElement`s)
+//!   `components/script/dom/create.rs` (only applicable to new types inheriting
+//!   from `HTMLElement`)
 //!
 //! More information is available in the [bindings module](bindings/index.html).
 //!