diff --git a/src/models/event-timeline-set.js b/src/models/event-timeline-set.js
index 571305337..6de61cf62 100644
--- a/src/models/event-timeline-set.js
+++ b/src/models/event-timeline-set.js
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ EventTimelineSet.prototype.resetLiveTimeline = function(
     // special because they will have listeners attached to monitor changes to
     // the current room state, so we move this RoomState from the end of the
     // current live timeline to the end of the new one and, if necessary,
-    // replace it with the fresh one created for the new timeline. We also make
-    // a copy for the start of the new timeline.
+    // replace it with a newly created one. We also make a copy for the start
+    // of the new timeline.
 
     // if timeline support is disabled, forget about the old timelines
     const resetAllTimelines = !this._timelineSupport || !forwardPaginationToken;