diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 89f702e00b..26570f1311 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      *
      * Parameters:
      * name - {String} A name for the layer
-     * options - {Object} options Object with non-default properties to set on
+     * options - {Object} Optional object with non-default properties to set on
      *           the layer.
      *
      * Returns: