diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart
index 53e47e4bd5..0311acfc4f 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ abstract class StatefulComponent extends Widget {
   /// override this to return a new instance of the State class associated with
   /// this StatefulComponent class, like this:
   ///
-  ///   MyState createState() => new MyState(this);
+  ///   _MyState createState() => new _MyState();
   State createState();
 }