diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
index 8eb87f7b7a..d5fff65303 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #     end
       #
       #     def self.titles
-      #       map {|article| article.title}
+      #       map(&:title)
       #     end
       #
       #   end