diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/encoder/ByteMatrix.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/encoder/ByteMatrix.java
index 61d089fa6..d7fef0601 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/encoder/ByteMatrix.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/encoder/ByteMatrix.java
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 package com.google.zxing.qrcode.encoder;
 
 /**
- * A class which wraps a 2D array of bytes. The default usage is signed. If you want to use it as a
- * unsigned container, it's up to you to do byteValue & 0xff at each location.
- *
  * JAVAPORT: The original code was a 2D array of ints, but since it only ever gets assigned
  * -1, 0, and 1, I'm going to use less memory and go with bytes.
  *
@@ -49,6 +46,9 @@ public final class ByteMatrix {
     return bytes[y][x];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return an internal representation as bytes, in row-major order. array[y][x] represents point (x,y)
+   */
   public byte[][] getArray() {
     return bytes;
   }