diff --git a/crates/toolchain/openvm/src/io/mod.rs b/crates/toolchain/openvm/src/io/mod.rs
index 7c5febfd73..78ccc4083c 100644
--- a/crates/toolchain/openvm/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/toolchain/openvm/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn read_vec() -> Vec<u8> {
     read_vec_by_len(read_u32() as usize)
 }
 
-/// Read the next vec and deserialize it into a type `T`.
+/// Deserialize the next item from the next input stream into a type `T`.
 pub fn read<T: DeserializeOwned>() -> T {
     let reader = read::Reader::new();
     let mut deserializer = Deserializer::new(reader);