diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index b07916d3bbc5a..a1065eef8509d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -978,7 +978,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         desc { "converting type-level constant value to mir constant value"}
     }
 
-    /// Destructure a type-level constant ADT or array into its variant index and its field values.
+    /// Destructures array, ADT or tuple constants into the constants
+    /// of their fields.
     query destructure_const(key: ty::Const<'tcx>) -> ty::DestructuredConst<'tcx> {
         desc { "destructuring type level constant"}
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs
index 5f7cafe2722fd..0b83cdb78dce7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use rustc_target::abi::VariantIdx;
 
 use std::iter;
 
-/// Tries to destructure array, ADT or tuple constants into the constants
-/// of its fields.
+/// Destructures array, ADT or tuple constants into the constants
+/// of their fields.
 pub(crate) fn destructure_const<'tcx>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     const_: ty::Const<'tcx>,