diff --git a/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs b/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs
index a27971e9dce..098231bc686 100644
--- a/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /// `bool` implements various traits, such as [`BitAnd`], [`BitOr`], [`Not`], etc.,
 /// which allow us to perform boolean operations using `&`, `|` and `!`.
 ///
-/// `if` always demands a `bool` value as its conditional. [`assert!`], which is an
+/// `if` requires a `bool` value as its conditional. [`assert!`], which is an
 /// important macro in testing, checks whether an expression is `true` and panics
 /// if it isn't.
 ///