diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/tabhistory.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/tabhistory.py
index 592b64b6a..04e44fae5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/tabhistory.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/tabhistory.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _serialize_item(item, stream):
 
 
 def serialize(items):
-    """Serialize a list of QWebHistoryItems to a data stream.
+    """Serialize a list of WebHistoryItems to a data stream.
 
     Args:
         items: An iterable of WebHistoryItems.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/tabhistory.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/tabhistory.py
index a4fd2ce85..de22dbf31 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/tabhistory.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/tabhistory.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def _serialize_item(item):
 
 
 def serialize(items):
-    """Serialize a list of QWebHistoryItems to a data stream.
+    """Serialize a list of WebHistoryItems to a data stream.
 
     Args:
         items: An iterable of WebHistoryItems.