diff --git a/salt/minion.py b/salt/minion.py
index 4e590b333c..e31f82da60 100644
--- a/salt/minion.py
+++ b/salt/minion.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Minion(object):
 
     def __prep_mod_opts(self):
         '''
-        Returns a deep copy of the opts with key bits stripped out
+        Returns a copy of the opts with key bits stripped out
         '''
         mod_opts = {}
         for key, val in self.opts.items():