diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resources/lib/aws-custom-resource/aws-custom-resource.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resources/lib/aws-custom-resource/aws-custom-resource.ts
index dccdc88c1df63..f7d1d700a8c93 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resources/lib/aws-custom-resource/aws-custom-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resources/lib/aws-custom-resource/aws-custom-resource.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const awsSdkMetadata: AwsSdkMetadata = metadata;
 export class PhysicalResourceId {
 
   /**
-   * Construct a resource id from the path (dot notation) to the data in the API call response.
+   * Extract the physical resource id from the path (dot notation) to the data in the API call response.
    */
   public static fromResponse(responsePath: string): PhysicalResourceId {
     return new PhysicalResourceId(responsePath, undefined);