diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
index f5cc0f9d528..f7dcb8d18cf 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 	 * Return an {@code InjectionMetadata} instance, possibly for empty elements.
 	 * @param elements the elements to inject (possibly empty)
 	 * @param clazz the target class
-	 * @return a new {@link #InjectionMetadata(Class, Collection)} instance,
-	 * or {@link #EMPTY} in case of no elements
+	 * @return a new {@link #InjectionMetadata(Class, Collection)} instance
 	 * @since 5.2
 	 */
 	public static InjectionMetadata forElements(Collection<InjectedElement> elements, Class<?> clazz) {