diff --git a/lib/6to5/browser.js b/lib/6to5/browser.js
index be90701548..7abbb782b9 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/browser.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/browser.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// this is gross but it polyfills in behaviour required by `depd` used by
+// this is gross but it monkey patches in behaviour required by `depd` used by
 // `ast-types`
 Error.captureStackTrace = Error.captureStackTrace || function (obj) {
   if (Error.prepareStackTrace) {