diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
index 9ddd100139..8b9af5b744 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ import static org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigUtils.CONFI
  * {@code <context:component-scan/>}. Otherwise, may be declared manually as
  * with any other BeanFactoryPostProcessor.
  *
- * <p>This post processor is {@link Ordered#HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE} as it is important
- * that any {@link Bean} methods declared in Configuration classes have their
- * respective bean definitions registered before any other BeanFactoryPostProcessor
- * executes.
+ * <p>This post processor is priority-ordered as it is important that any
+ * {@link Bean} methods declared in {@code @Configuration} classes have
+ * their corresponding bean definitions registered before any other
+ * {@link BeanFactoryPostProcessor} executes.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Juergen Hoeller