diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/model/psi/PsiSymbolReferenceHints.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/model/psi/PsiSymbolReferenceHints.java
index 336e2b2967ee..2c2209622226 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/model/psi/PsiSymbolReferenceHints.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/model/psi/PsiSymbolReferenceHints.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 public interface PsiSymbolReferenceHints {
 
   /**
-   * Provider may return only references of this type if the type is not {@code null}.
+   * Provider may return only references of type which is assignable to this type.
    *
    * @return type of expected reference
    */