diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLConf.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLConf.scala
index 3bc201a2425b6b5eb81540903849a9b6cde9df01..243dc997078f341f742aa97f17d902be983d2280 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLConf.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLConf.scala
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ private[spark] object SQLConf {
 }
 
 /**
- * A trait that enables the setting and getting of mutable config parameters/hints.
+ * A class that enables the setting and getting of mutable config parameters/hints.
  *
  * In the presence of a SQLContext, these can be set and queried by passing SET commands
- * into Spark SQL's query functions (i.e. sql()). Otherwise, users of this trait can
- * modify the hints by programmatically calling the setters and getters of this trait.
+ * into Spark SQL's query functions (i.e. sql()). Otherwise, users of this class can
+ * modify the hints by programmatically calling the setters and getters of this class.
  *
  * SQLConf is thread-safe (internally synchronized, so safe to be used in multiple threads).
  */