diff --git a/modules/field/field.info.inc b/modules/field/field.info.inc
index c3b29573f856c48453cae86ded2fe8fc884a33a4..33c43d57b593a7f380fba38dda2e2101f7a50dca 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.info.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.info.inc
@@ -167,15 +167,15 @@ function _field_info_collate_types($reset = FALSE) {
  * @return
  *   If $reset is TRUE, nothing.
  *   If $reset is FALSE, an array containing the following elements:
- *   - fields: Array of existing fields, keyed by field name. This entry only
- *     lists non-deleted fields. Each field has an additional element,
- *     'bundles', which is an array of all non-deleted instances to which the
- *     field is assigned.
- *   - fields_id: Array of existing fields, keyed by field id. This entry lists
- *     both deleted and non-deleted fields. The bundles element is the same as
- *     for 'fields'.
+ *   - fields: Array of existing fields, keyed by field ID. This element
+ *     lists deleted and non-deleted fields, but not inactive ones.
+ *     Each field has an additional element, 'bundles', which is an array
+ *     of all non-deleted instances of that field.
+ *   - field_ids: Array of field IDs, keyed by field name. This element
+ *     only lists non-deleted, active fields.
  *   - instances: Array of existing instances, keyed by entity type, bundle
- *     name and field name. This entry only lists non-deleted instances.
+ *     name and field name. This element only lists non-deleted instances
+ *     whose field is active.
  */
 function _field_info_collate_fields($reset = FALSE) {
   static $info;