diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb
index 570585b89a93aa76bd0197f589022e04932a419d..24df83800b618e4b3d0e5a0d6b0a7677233429d8 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class DelegationError < NoMethodError; end
   # ==== Options
   # * <tt>:to</tt> - Specifies the target object
   # * <tt>:prefix</tt> - Prefixes the new method with the target name or a custom prefix
-  # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - if set to true, prevents a +NoMethodError+ to be raised
+  # * <tt>:allow_nil</tt> - if set to true, prevents a +NoMethodError+ from being raised
   #
   # The macro receives one or more method names (specified as symbols or
   # strings) and the name of the target object via the <tt>:to</tt> option