diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/di/injectable.ts
index 0eb983ae97214c..27feb21c4fc38e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/injectable.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export interface Injectable {
    * - 'root' injector, which will be the application-level injector in most apps.
    * - 'platform' injector, which would be the special singleton platform injector shared by all
    * applications on the page.
-   * - 'any` injector, which would be the injector which receives the resolution. (Note this only
+   * - 'any' injector, which would be the injector which receives the resolution. (Note this only
    * works on NgModule Injectors and not on Element Injector)
    */
   providedIn?: Type<any>|'root'|'platform'|'any'|null;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/view/ng_module_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/view/ng_module_spec.ts
index a81f9188a7fbd4..c875e49e9cbff1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/view/ng_module_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/view/ng_module_spec.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ describe('NgModuleRef_ injector', () => {
       expect(def.scope).toBe(null);
     });
 
-    it('sets isRoot to `null` when INJECTOR_SCOPE is `null`', () => {
+    it('sets scope to `null` when INJECTOR_SCOPE is `null`', () => {
       const def = moduleDef([createProvider(INJECTOR_SCOPE, null)]);
       expect(def.scope).toBe(null);
     });