diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
index 34b8d72d12..33f20bbac4 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * Base class for concrete, full-fledged
- * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition} classes,
+ * Base class for concrete, full-fledged {@link BeanDefinition} classes,
  * factoring out common properties of {@link GenericBeanDefinition},
- * {@link RootBeanDefinition} and {@link ChildBeanDefinition}.
+ * {@link RootBeanDefinition}, and {@link ChildBeanDefinition}.
  *
  * <p>The autowire constants match the ones defined in the
  * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory}
@@ -57,8 +56,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 		implements BeanDefinition, Cloneable {
 
 	/**
-	 * Constant for the default scope name: "", equivalent to singleton status
-	 * but to be overridden from a parent bean definition (if applicable).
+	 * Constant for the default scope name: {@code ""}, equivalent to singleton
+	 * status unless overridden from a parent bean definition (if applicable).
 	 */
 	public static final String SCOPE_DEFAULT = "";
 
@@ -400,11 +399,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the name of the target scope for the bean.
-	 * <p>Default is singleton status, although this is only applied once
+	 * <p>The default is singleton status, although this is only applied once
 	 * a bean definition becomes active in the containing factory. A bean
-	 * definition may eventually inherit its scope from a parent bean definitionFor this
-	 * reason, the default scope name is empty (empty String), with
-	 * singleton status being assumed until a resolved scope will be set.
+	 * definition may eventually inherit its scope from a parent bean definition.
+	 * For this reason, the default scope name is an empty string (i.e., {@code ""}),
+	 * with singleton status being assumed until a resolved scope is set.
 	 * @see #SCOPE_SINGLETON
 	 * @see #SCOPE_PROTOTYPE
 	 */