diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts
index 8bc1bc8632d..2b0138ec4e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import {Subject} from 'rxjs';
 @Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
 export class MatPaginatorIntl {
   /**
-   * Stream that emits whenever the labels here are changed. Use this to notify
-   * components if the labels have changed after initialization.
+   * Stream to emit from when labels are changed. Use this to notify components when the labels have
+   * changed after initialization.
    */
   readonly changes: Subject<void> = new Subject<void>();