diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index 2e54ed1f01..a62a9ef5a9 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ typedef struct AVInputFormat {
 
     /**
      * Read the format header and initialize the AVFormatContext
-     * structure. Return 0 if OK. Only used in raw format right
-     * now. 'avformat_new_stream' should be called to create new streams.
+     * structure. Return 0 if OK. 'avformat_new_stream' should be
+     * called to create new streams.
      */
     int (*read_header)(struct AVFormatContext *);