diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 261eb271f..b1cc874dd 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     directly.
   - Add note in Catalyst::Component to strongly disrecommend $self->config
   - Fix vague 'checkout' wording in Catalyst::Utils. RT#77000
+  - Fix documentation for the 'secure' method in Catalyst:Request. RT#76710
 
 5.90011 - 2012-03-08 16:43:00
 
diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm b/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm
index 3d0c03ae3..d0df0f0da 100644
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm
@@ -642,9 +642,8 @@ Shortcut for $req->headers->referer. Returns the referring page.
 Returns true or false, indicating whether the connection is secure
 (https). Note that the URI scheme (e.g., http vs. https) must be determined
 through heuristics, and therefore the reliability of $req->secure will depend
-on your server configuration. If you are serving secure pages on the standard
-SSL port (443) and/or setting the HTTPS environment variable, $req->secure
-should be valid.
+on your server configuration. If you are setting the HTTPS environment variable, 
+$req->secure should be valid.
 
 =head2 $req->captures