diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/encoding/PasswordEncoder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/encoding/PasswordEncoder.java
index 28eb8ca903..a158cfe6b0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/encoding/PasswordEncoder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/encoding/PasswordEncoder.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public interface PasswordEncoder {
      * <P>
      * The encoded password should have previously been generated by {@link
      * #encodePassword(String, Object)}. This method will encode the
-     * <code>rawPass</code> (using the optional <code>saltSource</code>),  and
-     * then compared it with the presented <code>encPass</code>.
+     * <code>rawPass</code> (using the optional <code>salt</code>),  and then
+     * compared it with the presented <code>encPass</code>.
      * </p>
      * 
      * <p>
@@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ public interface PasswordEncoder {
      * @param encPass a pre-encoded password
      * @param rawPass a raw password to encode and compare against the
      *        pre-encoded password
-     * @param salt optionally used by the implementation to 'salt' the
-     *        raw password before encoding. A <code>null</code> value is
-     *        legal.
+     * @param salt optionally used by the implementation to "salt" the raw
+     *        password before encoding. A <code>null</code> value is legal.
      *
      * @return DOCUMENT ME!
      */
-    public boolean isPasswordValid(String encPass, String rawPass,
-        Object salt) throws DataAccessException;
+    public boolean isPasswordValid(String encPass, String rawPass, Object salt)
+        throws DataAccessException;
 
     /**
      * <p>