diff --git a/lib/openhab/core/types/string_type.rb b/lib/openhab/core/types/string_type.rb
index e0d2d5978..4595b8751 100644
--- a/lib/openhab/core/types/string_type.rb
+++ b/lib/openhab/core/types/string_type.rb
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ def <=>(other)
         #
         # Coerce object to a StringType
         #
-        # @param [String] other object to coerce to a
-        #   DateTimeType
+        # @param [String] other object to coerce to a StringType
         #
         # @return [[StringType, StringType], nil]
         #