diff --git a/modules/mol/base/doc/entity.rst b/modules/mol/base/doc/entity.rst
index a0946b7f4bab7248565cac5dd8980dc1ab54b431..26eccc9472f8d90c2d1f5c0979117a4addba6163 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/doc/entity.rst
+++ b/modules/mol/base/doc/entity.rst
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ The Handle Classes
   
   .. attribute:: qualified_name
   
-     The qualified name consists of the atom name as well as a unique residue
+     The qualified name consists of the atom name as well as a residue
      identifier and chain name. For CA of a glycine with residue number 2 of
      chain A, the qualified name is "A.GLY2.CA".