diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml
index d7a58f03d3..f570dbf9d6 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml
@@ -3529,7 +3529,7 @@ ControlPersist yes</screen>
 
 		<procedure>
 		  <step>
-		    <para>Remove the port's files via
+		    <para>Remove the port's files and directory with
 		      <command>svn remove</command>.</para>
 		  </step>