diff --git a/core/README.rst b/core/README.rst
index 53cbd311a50e..0685a028dbb1 100644
--- a/core/README.rst
+++ b/core/README.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Core Helpers for Google Cloud Python Client Library
 ===================================================
 
 This library is not meant to stand-alone. Instead it defines
-common helpers (e.g. base ``Client`` and ``Connection`` classes)
-used by all of the ``google-cloud-*``.
+common helpers (e.g. base ``Client`` classes) used by all of the
+``google-cloud-*`` packages.
 
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