diff --git a/wp-config-sample.php b/wp-config-sample.php
index 039c16f696..4531bdf834 100644
--- a/wp-config-sample.php
+++ b/wp-config-sample.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ define( 'NONCE_SALT',       'put your unique phrase here' );
  * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each
  * a unique prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
  *
- * At the installation time, DB tables names with $table_prefix are created.
+ * At the installation time, database tables are created with the specified prefix.
  * Changing this value after WordPress is installed will make your site think
  * it has not been installed.
  *