diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
index 84f53b842c488..f392d92e75d1f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def escape_javascript(javascript)
       #   //]]>
       #   </script>
       #
-      # +html_options+ may be a hash of attributes for the <script> tag. Example:
+      # +html_options+ may be a hash of attributes for the <tt><script></tt>
+      # tag. Example:
       #   javascript_tag "alert('All is good')", :defer => 'defer'
       #   # => <script defer="defer" type="text/javascript">alert('All is good')</script>
       #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
index b6006665365c5..bc67197e64caa 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ def include_helpers_from_context
 
         # JavaScriptGenerator generates blocks of JavaScript code that allow you
         # to change the content and presentation of multiple DOM elements.  Use
-        # this in your Ajax response bodies, either in a <script> tag or as plain
-        # JavaScript sent with a Content-type of "text/javascript".
+        # this in your Ajax response bodies, either in a <tt><script></tt> tag
+        # or as plain JavaScript sent with a Content-type of "text/javascript".
         #
         # Create new instances with PrototypeHelper#update_page or with
         # ActionController::Base#render, then call +insert_html+, +replace_html+,
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def include_helpers_from_context
         #
         # You can also use PrototypeHelper#update_page_tag instead of
         # PrototypeHelper#update_page to wrap the generated JavaScript in a
-        # <script> tag.
+        # <tt><script></tt> tag.
         module GeneratorMethods
           def to_s #:nodoc:
             (@lines * $/).tap do |javascript|
@@ -582,12 +582,12 @@ def update_page(&block)
         JavaScriptGenerator.new(self, &block).to_s.html_safe
       end
 
-      # Works like update_page but wraps the generated JavaScript in a <script>
-      # tag. Use this to include generated JavaScript in an ERb template.
-      # See JavaScriptGenerator for more information.
+      # Works like update_page but wraps the generated JavaScript in a
+      # <tt><script></tt> tag. Use this to include generated JavaScript in an
+      # ERb template. See JavaScriptGenerator for more information.
       #
-      # +html_options+ may be a hash of <script> attributes to be passed
-      # to ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper#javascript_tag.
+      # +html_options+ may be a hash of <tt><script></tt> attributes to be
+      # passed to ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper#javascript_tag.
       def update_page_tag(html_options = {}, &block)
         javascript_tag update_page(&block), html_options
       end