diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 12fe0778fd..332206113f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
 
     /**
      * APIMethod: destroyFeatures
-     * Erase and estroy features on the layer.
+     * Erase and destroy features on the layer.
      *
      * Parameters:
      * features - {Array(<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>)} An optional array of