diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 2853a279c2..4ee97589ce 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function is_taxonomy_hierarchical($taxonomy) {
  *
  * update_count_callback - works much like a hook, in that it will be called when the count is updated.
  * 	Defaults to _update_post_term_count() for taxonomies attached to post types, which then confirms
- * 	that the objects are then published before counting them.
+ * 	that the objects are published before counting them.
  * 	Defaults to _update_generic_term_count() for taxonomies attached to other object types, such as links.
  *
  * rewrite - false to prevent rewrite, or array('slug'=>$slug) to customize