diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index d6374f7c..95fde21c 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ __reassemble_comp_words_by_ref() {
 #     ensures we get the same word on both bash-3 and bash-4.
 # @param $2 integer  Index number of word to return, negatively offset to the
 #     current word (default is 0, previous is 1), respecting the exclusions
-#     given at $1.  For example, `__get_cword4 "=:" 1' returns the word left of
+#     given at $1.  For example, `_get_cword "=:" 1' returns the word left of
 #     the current word, respecting the exclusions "=:".
 #
 _get_cword()