diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/StreamRefs.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/StreamRefs.scala
index 4a49493357..89af4c4db4 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/StreamRefs.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/StreamRefs.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ object StreamRefs {
 
   /**
    * A local [[Sink]] which materializes a [[SourceRef]] which can be used by other streams (including remote ones),
-   * to consume data from this local stream, as if they were attached in the spot of the local Sink directly.
+   * to consume data from this local stream, as if they were attached directly in place of the local Sink.
    *
    * Adheres to [[StreamRefAttributes]].
    *
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ object StreamRefs {
     Sink.fromGraph(new SinkRefStageImpl[T](OptionVal.None))
 
   /**
-   * A local [[Sink]] which materializes a [[SourceRef]] which can be used by other streams (including remote ones),
-   * to consume data from this local stream, as if they were attached in the spot of the local Sink directly.
+   * A local [[Source]] which materializes a [[SinkRef]] which can be used by other streams (including remote ones),
+   * to publish data to this local stream, as if they were attached directly in place of the local Source.
    *
    * Adheres to [[StreamRefAttributes]].
    *