diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index 64b11ab5..ba5f8447 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -483,9 +483,9 @@
       return !this.validate(this.attributes);
     },
 
-    // Run validation against a set of incoming attributes, returning `true`
-    // if all is well. If a specific `error` callback has been passed,
-    // call that instead of firing the general `"error"` event.
+    // Run validation against the next complete set of model attributes,
+    // returning `true` if all is well. If a specific `error` callback has
+    // been passed, call that instead of firing the general `"error"` event.
     _validate: function(attrs, options) {
       if (options.silent || !this.validate) return true;
       attrs = _.extend({}, this.attributes, attrs);