diff --git a/soroban-sdk/src/string.rs b/soroban-sdk/src/string.rs
index 147afb21e..c335f6889 100644
--- a/soroban-sdk/src/string.rs
+++ b/soroban-sdk/src/string.rs
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ impl String {
 
     /// Copy the bytes in [String] into the given slice.
     ///
-    /// The minimum number of bytes are copied to either exhaust [String] or fill
-    /// slice.
+    /// The number of bytes copied is dictated by the size of `slice`,
+    /// and if the [String] is not long enough the call traps.
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn copy_into_slice(&self, slice: &mut [u8]) {
         let env = self.env();