diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index 93150822c2bd5..dd25889880c25 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ module Core
       ##
       # :singleton-method:
       #
-      # Accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r which is then
-      # passed on to any new database connections made and which can be
-      # retrieved on both a class and instance level by calling +logger+.
+      # Accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r or the default
+      # Ruby +Logger+ class, which is then passed on to any new database
+      # connections made. You can retrieve this logger by calling +logger+ on
+      # either an Active Record model class or an Active Record model instance.
       class_attribute :logger, instance_writer: false
 
       class_attribute :_destroy_association_async_job, instance_accessor: false, default: "ActiveRecord::DestroyAssociationAsyncJob"