diff --git a/packages/babel-template/src/populate.js b/packages/babel-template/src/populate.js
index 3ac536f6d8..90b13853ba 100644
--- a/packages/babel-template/src/populate.js
+++ b/packages/babel-template/src/populate.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function populatePlaceholders(
     });
   }
 
-  // Process in reverse order to AST mutation doesn't change indices that
+  // Process in reverse order so AST mutation doesn't change indices that
   // will be needed for later calls to `placeholder.resolve()`.
   metadata.placeholders
     .slice()