diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableClassLoader.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableClassLoader.java
index 77dc8c0..53ec0e2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableClassLoader.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableClassLoader.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class PathableClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
     private boolean parentFirst = true;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      * <p>
      * Often, null is passed as the parent, that is, the parent of the new
      * instance is the bootloader. This ensures that the classpath is
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableTestSuite.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableTestSuite.java
index ade114d..d2a2287 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableTestSuite.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/PathableTestSuite.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class PathableTestSuite extends TestSuite {
     private final ClassLoader contextLoader;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param testClass is the TestCase that is to be run, as loaded by
      * the appropriate ClassLoader.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java
index 04d728a..fb86228 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class TestAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
     private final List events;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     public TestAppender(final List logEvents) {
         events = logEvents;