diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc
index 52ff1cdf5..405b38f2c 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc
@@ -565,9 +565,9 @@ struct edge_defs
       "is not defined.\n"
       "\n"
       "This method considers the edge to define an infinite line running through it.\n"
-      "the distance is the minimum distance of the point to any of the points on this\n"
-      "infinite line. A similar method is \\euclidian_distance, but the latter regards\n"
-      "the edge as a finite set of points between the endpoints.\n"
+      "\\distance returns the distance of 'p' to this line.\n"
+      "A similar method is \\euclidian_distance, but the latter regards\n"
+      "the edge a finite set of points between the endpoints.\n"
       "\n"
       "@param p The point to test.\n"
       "\n"