diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index c56f744e27..447d673001 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ abstract class ActorRef extends java.lang.Comparable[ActorRef] with Serializable
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sends the specified message to the sender, i.e. fire-and-forget
+   * Sends the specified message to this ActorRef, i.e. fire-and-forget
    * semantics, including the sender reference if possible.
    *
    * Pass [[akka.actor.ActorRef$.noSender]] or `null` as sender if there is nobody to reply to
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSelection.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSelection.scala
index c200c100b0..ceaabb5072 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSelection.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSelection.scala
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ abstract class ActorSelection extends Serializable {
   protected val path: immutable.IndexedSeq[SelectionPathElement]
 
   /**
-   * Sends the specified message to the sender, i.e. fire-and-forget
+   * Sends the specified message to this ActorSelection, i.e. fire-and-forget
    * semantics, including the sender reference if possible.
    *
    * Pass [[ActorRef#noSender]] or `null` as sender if there is nobody to reply to