diff --git a/src/ol/geom/flat/simplifyflatgeom.js b/src/ol/geom/flat/simplifyflatgeom.js
index e1f992fc1c..7b747c6280 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/flat/simplifyflatgeom.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/flat/simplifyflatgeom.js
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ ol.geom.flat.simplify.quantize = function(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride,
  * @param {number} offset Offset.
  * @param {Array.<number>} ends Ends.
  * @param {number} stride Stride.
- * @param {number} tolerance Squared tolerance.
+ * @param {number} tolerance Tolerance.
  * @param {Array.<number>} simplifiedFlatCoordinates Simplified flat
  *     coordinates.
  * @param {number} simplifiedOffset Simplified offset.
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ ol.geom.flat.simplify.quantizes = function(
  * @param {number} offset Offset.
  * @param {Array.<Array.<number>>} endss Endss.
  * @param {number} stride Stride.
- * @param {number} tolerance Squared tolerance.
+ * @param {number} tolerance Tolerance.
  * @param {Array.<number>} simplifiedFlatCoordinates Simplified flat
  *     coordinates.
  * @param {number} simplifiedOffset Simplified offset.