diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/user/OOOUser.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/user/OOOUser.java
index 7142b8e..25b3842 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/user/OOOUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/user/OOOUser.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class OOOUser extends User
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the user's password and wipes the plaintext password from memory.
+     * Sets the user's password from a plaintext string.
      *
      * @param password the password to set
      */