diff --git a/propagation/trace_context.go b/propagation/trace_context.go
index 347ffe2b3..6870e316d 100644
--- a/propagation/trace_context.go
+++ b/propagation/trace_context.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 	versionPart                   = fmt.Sprintf("%.2X", supportedVersion)
 )
 
-// Inject set tracecontext from the Context into the carrier.
+// Inject injects the trace context from ctx into carrier.
 func (tc TraceContext) Inject(ctx context.Context, carrier TextMapCarrier) {
 	sc := trace.SpanContextFromContext(ctx)
 	if !sc.IsValid() {