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-rw-r--r--absl/memory/memory.h15
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diff --git a/absl/memory/memory.h b/absl/memory/memory.h
index a0d0714fabe3..5a4a1a1dfe25 100644
--- a/absl/memory/memory.h
+++ b/absl/memory/memory.h
@@ -47,19 +47,14 @@ namespace absl {
 //   X* NewX(int, int);
 //   auto x = WrapUnique(NewX(1, 2));  // 'x' is std::unique_ptr<X>.
 //
-// The purpose of WrapUnique is to automatically deduce the pointer type. If you
-// wish to make the type explicit, for readability reasons or because you prefer
-// to use a base-class pointer rather than a derived one, just use
+// Do not call WrapUnique with an explicit type, as in
+// `WrapUnique<X>(NewX(1, 2))`.  The purpose of WrapUnique is to automatically
+// deduce the pointer type. If you wish to make the type explicit, just use
 // `std::unique_ptr` directly.
 //
-// Example:
-//   X* Factory(int, int);
-//   auto x = std::unique_ptr<X>(Factory(1, 2));
+//   auto x = std::unique_ptr<X>(NewX(1, 2));
 //                  - or -
-//   std::unique_ptr<X> x(Factory(1, 2));
-//
-// This has the added advantage of working whether Factory returns a raw
-// pointer or a `std::unique_ptr`.
+//   std::unique_ptr<X> x(NewX(1, 2));
 //
 // While `absl::WrapUnique` is useful for capturing the output of a raw
 // pointer factory, prefer 'absl::make_unique<T>(args...)' over