diff --git a/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js
index cd68db8075..ca5c5362c6 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ goog.require('ol.source.State');
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
- * Abstract base class; normally only used for creating subclasses and not
- * instantiated in apps.
- * Base class for vector sources in one of the supported formats, where the data
- * is read from a file or other static source.
+ * A vector source that uses one of the supported formats to read the data from
+ * a file or other static source.
  *
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.source.FormatVector}