diff --git a/src/http/request.rs b/src/http/request.rs
index 223a8d6b..6c057566 100644
--- a/src/http/request.rs
+++ b/src/http/request.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use uri::{self, Uri};
 use version::HttpVersion;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
-/// A client request to a remote server.
+/// An HTTP Request
 pub struct Request<B = Body> {
     method: Method,
     uri: Uri,
diff --git a/src/http/response.rs b/src/http/response.rs
index 53fa104e..c2dcf821 100644
--- a/src/http/response.rs
+++ b/src/http/response.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use http::{MessageHead, ResponseHead, Body};
 use status::StatusCode;
 use version::HttpVersion;
 
-/// A response for a client request to a remote server.
+/// An HTTP Response
 pub struct Response<B = Body> {
     version: HttpVersion,
     headers: Headers,