diff --git a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb
index a22179d988fe984872a6a3401919fa33bed63000..aef3386f71aeb092b4a5aa24426310835f292ce3 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb
+++ b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/connection/authorization.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Connection
     module Authorization
       class UnauthorizedError < StandardError; end
 
-      # Closes the \WebSocket connection if it is open and returns a 404 "File not Found" response.
+      # Closes the WebSocket connection if it is open and returns a 404 "File not Found" response.
       def reject_unauthorized_connection
         logger.error "An unauthorized connection attempt was rejected"
         raise UnauthorizedError