diff --git a/mercurial/pure/parsers.py b/mercurial/pure/parsers.py
--- a/mercurial/pure/parsers.py
+++ b/mercurial/pure/parsers.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
         self._mtime_ns = None
 
     def drop_merge_data(self):
-        """remove all "merge-only" from a DirstateItem
+        """remove all "merge-only" information from a DirstateItem
 
         This is to be call by the dirstatemap code when the second parent is dropped
         """