diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/GraphicalVerifier.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/GraphicalVerifier.java
index 115055e0b4..331eb5f979 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/GraphicalVerifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/GraphicalVerifier.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static void main(final String[] args) {
         new GraphicalVerifier();
     }
 
-    /** Constructor. */
+    /** Constructs a new instance. */
     public GraphicalVerifier() {
         final VerifierAppFrame frame = new VerifierAppFrame();
         // Frames �berpr�fen, die voreingestellte Gr��e haben
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java
index 8ec40e1239..e8482cc2ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class VerifierAppFrame extends JFrame {
     private final JMenuItem whatisMenuItem = new JMenuItem();
     private final JMenuItem aboutMenuItem = new JMenuItem();
 
-    /** Constructor. */
+    /** Constructs a new instance. */
     public VerifierAppFrame() {
         enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandlers.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandlers.java
index be1cdb1270..0a9dbab8c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandlers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandlers.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ExceptionHandlers {
     private final Map<InstructionHandle, Set<ExceptionHandler>> exceptionHandlers;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor. Creates a new ExceptionHandlers instance.
+     * Constructs a new ExceptionHandlers instance.
      */
     public ExceptionHandlers(final MethodGen mg) {
         exceptionHandlers = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExecutionVisitor.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExecutionVisitor.java
index baa03b99ca..36c9af0cd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExecutionVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExecutionVisitor.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class ExecutionVisitor extends EmptyVisitor {
     private ConstantPoolGen cpg;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor. Constructs a new instance of this class.
+     * Constructs a new instance of this class.
      */
     public ExecutionVisitor() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java
index 49300a0318..565c95362e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ private static InstructionHandle[] getSuccessors(final InstructionHandle instruc
     // CHECKSTYLE:ON
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param mg A MethodGen object representing method to create the Subroutine objects of. Assumes that JustIce strict
      *        checks are needed.
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public Subroutines(final MethodGen mg) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param mg A MethodGen object representing method to create the Subroutine objects of.
      * @param enableJustIceCheck whether to enable additional JustIce checks