diff --git a/Doc/library/imp.rst b/Doc/library/imp.rst
index f5ad8c7229644f..121a730e0c9b4a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/imp.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/imp.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 **Source code:** :source:`Lib/imp.py`
 
 .. deprecated:: 3.4
-   The :mod:`imp` package is pending deprecation in favor of :mod:`importlib`.
+   The :mod:`imp` module is deprecated in favor of :mod:`importlib`.
 
 .. index:: statement: import