diff --git a/loopy/transform/instruction.py b/loopy/transform/instruction.py
index 6f5182e569a8d41d8b77b4336e00a42165f504f2..67eebc3e0b2523038ae6b3cc4c20e9b348dff1f7 100644
--- a/loopy/transform/instruction.py
+++ b/loopy/transform/instruction.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def remove_instructions(kernel, insn_ids):
     Behavior is undefined for now for chains of dependencies within the
     set of deleted instructions.
 
-    This also updated *no_sync_with* for all instructions.
+    This also updates *no_sync_with* for all instructions.
     """
 
     if not insn_ids: