diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index a1236ec9341b..8044aac79083 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
      *     - `$scope` - The current route scope.
      *     - `$template` - The current route template HTML.
      *
-     * @property {Array.<Object>} routes Array of all configured routes.
+     * @property {Object} routes Object with all route configuration Objects as its properties.
      *
      * @description
      * `$route` is used for deep-linking URLs to controllers and views (HTML partials).