diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CMSApplication.php b/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CMSApplication.php
index cf7b16d09e7b0..39a50d19d9af1 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CMSApplication.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CMSApplication.php
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public function getClientId()
 	 *
 	 * @since       3.2
 	 * @throws      \RuntimeException
-	 * @deprecated  5.0 Use the application trough the container of the global application
+	 * @deprecated  5.0 Get the application trough the container of the global application
 	 */
 	public static function getInstance($name = null, $prefix = '\JApplication', Container $container = null)
 	{
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CliApplication.php b/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CliApplication.php
index 0a111ddd598a5..57fa8a1ae9dcc 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CliApplication.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/Application/CliApplication.php
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ public function __construct(\JInputCli $input = null, Registry $config = null, C
 	 * @return  CliApplication
 	 *
 	 * @since       11.1
-	 * @deprecated  5.0 Load the app through the container
-	 * @throws  \RuntimeException
+	 * @throws      \RuntimeException
+	 * @deprecated  5.0 Get the application trough the container of the global application
 	 */
 	public static function getInstance($name = null)
 	{
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/Application/WebApplication.php b/libraries/src/CMS/Application/WebApplication.php
index ca0bd9033ae39..f31872ae60cdd 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/Application/WebApplication.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/Application/WebApplication.php
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ public function __construct(\JInput $input = null, Registry $config = null, WebC
 	 *
 	 * @return  WebApplication
 	 *
-	 * @since   11.3
-	 * @throws  \RuntimeException
+	 * @since       11.3
+	 * @throws      \RuntimeException
+	 * @deprecated  5.0 Get the application trough the container of the global application
 	 */
 	public static function getInstance($name = null)
 	{