diff --git a/includes/file.inc b/includes/file.inc
index 4750ff481fe297ea9581782b1f71ba9207d8043c..8b09df8fc8fb9e93a13165c8d946e794660185e0 100644
--- a/includes/file.inc
+++ b/includes/file.inc
@@ -967,8 +967,7 @@ function file_destination($destination, $replace) {
  *   A file object.
  * @param $destination
  *   A string containing the destination that $source should be moved to.
- *   This must be a stream wrapper URI. If this value is omitted, Drupal's
- *   default files scheme will be used, usually "public://".
+ *   This must be a stream wrapper URI.
  * @param $replace
  *   Replace behavior when the destination file already exists:
  *   - FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE - Replace the existing file. If a managed file with