diff --git a/lib/std/SinglyLinkedList.zig b/lib/std/SinglyLinkedList.zig
index e251b15fd9..3952bf4233 100644
--- a/lib/std/SinglyLinkedList.zig
+++ b/lib/std/SinglyLinkedList.zig
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn prepend(list: *SinglyLinkedList, new_node: *Node) void {
 }
 
 /// Remove `node` from the list.
-/// Assumes `node` is in the list.
+/// Asserts that `node` is in the list.
 pub fn remove(list: *SinglyLinkedList, node: *Node) void {
     if (list.first == node) {
         list.first = node.next;