--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/source/util/DocTrees.java	Sun May 05 21:04:41 2013 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/source/util/DocTrees.java	Mon May 06 16:22:45 2013 +0200
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@
     public abstract DocCommentTree getDocCommentTree(TreePath path);
 
     /**
-     * Gets the language model element referred to by a ReferenceTree that
-     * appears on the declaration identified by the given path.
+     * Gets the language model element referred to by the leaf node of the given
+     * {@link DocTreePath}, or null if unknown.
      */
-    public abstract Element getElement(TreePath path, ReferenceTree reference);
+    public abstract Element getElement(DocTreePath path);
 
     public abstract DocSourcePositions getSourcePositions();