diff --git a/IPython/core/prefilter.py b/IPython/core/prefilter.py
index ae7a01b..9d95606 100644
--- a/IPython/core/prefilter.py
+++ b/IPython/core/prefilter.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class PrefilterManager(Configurable):
             self._checkers.remove(checker)
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # API for managing checkers
+    # API for managing handlers
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def init_handlers(self):