diff --git a/lib/document.js b/lib/document.js
index 9172018ae51..ef31c2e5288 100644
--- a/lib/document.js
+++ b/lib/document.js
@@ -4146,7 +4146,7 @@ Document.prototype.populated = function(path, val, options) {
  *       console.log(doc.author); // '5144cf8050f071d979c118a7'
  *     })
  *
- * If the path was not populated, this is a no-op.
+ * If the path was not provided, then all populated fields are returned to their unpopulated state.
  *
  * @param {String} path
  * @return {Document} this