diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/mapfile/ReadBuffer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/mapfile/ReadBuffer.java
index 869d879b..fc8ca797 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/mapfile/ReadBuffer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/mapfile/ReadBuffer.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ReadBuffer {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns one signed byte from the read buffer.
+     * Returns one byte from the read buffer.
      *
      * @return the byte value.
      */