diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/new-in-3.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/new-in-3.xml
index 036e9c69a3c..7b567e8fafb 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/new-in-3.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/new-in-3.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>General-purpose type conversion system and UI field formatting
+        <para>General-purpose type conversion system and field formatting
         system</para>
       </listitem>