diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
index e4e1c2b498..b710fa9a26 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
     /**
      * APIMethod: activate
-     * Activate the control and the feature handler.
+     * Activate the control.
      * 
      * Returns:
-     * {Boolean} Successfully activated the control and feature handler.
+     * {Boolean} Successfully activated the control.
      */
     activate: function() {
         return (this.selectControl.activate() &&
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
     /**
      * APIMethod: deactivate
-     * Deactivate the controls.
+     * Deactivate the control.
      *
      * Returns: 
      * {Boolean} Successfully deactivated the control.
@@ -496,9 +496,9 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     /**
      * Method: handleKeypress
      * Called by the feature handler on keypress.  This is used to delete
-     *     vertices and point features.  If the <deleteCode> property is set,
-     *     vertices and points will be deleted when a feature is selected
-     *     for modification and the mouse is over a vertex.
+     *     vertices. If the <deleteCode> property is set, vertices will
+     *     be deleted when a feature is selected for modification and
+     *     the mouse is over a vertex.
      *
      * Parameters:
      * {Integer} Key code corresponding to the keypress event.