diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index 6e9099b3..fc58dd12 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@
 
     // The constructor function for the new subclass is either defined by you
     // (the "constructor" property in your `extend` definition), or defaulted
-    // by us to simply call `super()`.
+    // by us to simply call the parent's constructor.
     if (protoProps && protoProps.hasOwnProperty('constructor')) {
       child = protoProps.constructor;
     } else {