diff --git a/examples/README b/examples/README
index fd57d5316d..8412f7b3ee 100644
--- a/examples/README
+++ b/examples/README
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ The MC directory has an example script for using LAMMPS as an
 energy-evaluation engine in a iterative Monte Carlo energy-relaxation
 loop.
 
-The TIP4P directory has an example for comparing testing forces
-computed on a GPU.
+The TIP4P directory has an example for testing forces computed on a
+GPU.
 
 The UNITS directory contains examples of input scripts modeling the
 same Lennard-Jones liquid model, written in 3 different unit systems: