diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php b/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php
index 3e87c798abe7..15ee6a678534 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public function assertMissing($path)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Determine if a directory is empty.
+     * Assert that the given directory is empty.
      *
      * @param  string  $path
      * @return $this