diff --git a/glib/gstring.c b/glib/gstring.c
index 892ae4adc..ad2ec1771 100644
--- a/glib/gstring.c
+++ b/glib/gstring.c
@@ -963,8 +963,8 @@ g_string_erase (GString *string,
  *
  * Replaces the string @find with the string @replace in a #GString up to
  * @limit times. If the number of instances of @find in the #GString is
- * less than @limit, all instances are replaced. If the number of
- * @limit is `0`, all instances of @find are replaced.
+ * less than @limit, all instances are replaced. If @limit is `0`,
+ * all instances of @find are replaced.
  *
  * Returns: the number of find and replace operations performed.
  *