diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/text/SimpleDateFormat.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/text/SimpleDateFormat.java
index 44f306291d..57120676a2 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/text/SimpleDateFormat.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/text/SimpleDateFormat.java
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <strong>(Text)</strong>: 4 or more pattern letters--use full form,
  * &lt; 4--use short or abbreviated form if one exists.
  * <p>
- * <strong>(Time)</strong>: 4 or 3, display long/short time zone names with daylight/standard
- * designation (e.g., Pacific Daylight Time, PDT), 2 or 1, display long/short 
- * time zone generic names (e.g., Pacific Time, PT).
- * <p>
  * <strong>(Number)</strong>: the minimum number of digits. Shorter
  * numbers are zero-padded to this amount. Year is handled specially;
  * that is, if the count of 'y' is 2, the Year will be truncated to 2 digits.
@@ -116,11 +112,11 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <pre>
  * Format Pattern                         Result
  * --------------                         -------
- * "yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' HH:mm:ss zz"   ->>  1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 Pacific Time
+ * "yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' HH:mm:ss vvvv" ->>  1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 Pacific Time
  * "EEE, MMM d, ''yy"                ->>  Wed, July 10, '96
  * "h:mm a"                          ->>  12:08 PM
  * "hh 'o''clock' a, zzzz"           ->>  12 o'clock PM, Pacific Daylight Time
- * "K:mm a, z"                       ->>  0:00 PM, PT
+ * "K:mm a, vvv"                     ->>  0:00 PM, PT
  * "yyyyy.MMMMM.dd GGG hh:mm aaa"    ->>  01996.July.10 AD 12:08 PM
  * </pre>
  * </blockquote>