diff --git a/src/libstd/primitive_docs.rs b/src/libstd/primitive_docs.rs
index adad90f56d1cf..e0ceb9f3f3810 100644
--- a/src/libstd/primitive_docs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/primitive_docs.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ mod prim_char {}
 
 #[doc(primitive = "unit")]
 //
-/// The `()` type, sometimes called "unit" or "nil".
+/// The `()` type, also called "unit".
 ///
 /// The `()` type has exactly one value `()`, and is used when there
 /// is no other meaningful value that could be returned. `()` is most