diff --git a/base_classes/NXreflections.nxdl.xml b/base_classes/NXreflections.nxdl.xml
index 1b557003fa..36feb1aff4 100644
--- a/base_classes/NXreflections.nxdl.xml
+++ b/base_classes/NXreflections.nxdl.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <symbol name="n"><doc>number of reflections</doc></symbol>
     <symbol name="m"><doc>number of experiments</doc></symbol>
   </symbols>
-  <doc>This is a definition for reflection data from diffraction experiments </doc>
+  <doc>Reflection data from diffraction experiments </doc>
   <field name="experiments" minOccurs="1">
     <doc>The experiments from which the reflection data derives </doc>
     <dimensions rank="1">