diff --git a/spec/git-repository-provider-spec.coffee b/spec/git-repository-provider-spec.coffee
index 817e6b887..59e3f55af 100644
--- a/spec/git-repository-provider-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/git-repository-provider-spec.coffee
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe "GitRepositoryProvider", ->
       beforeEach ->
         provider = new GitRepositoryProvider atom.project
 
-        # Tolerate an implementation of Directory that does not implement existsSync().
+        # An implementation of Directory that does not implement existsSync().
         subdirectory = {}
         directory =
           getSubdirectory: ->