diff --git a/satpy/readers/utils.py b/satpy/readers/utils.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/satpy/readers/utils.py
+++ b/satpy/readers/utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 # satpy.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""Helper functions for area extent calculations."""
+"""Helper functions for satpy readers."""
 
 import logging
Update docstring for utils.py, for quite some time it has contained more than just area def helper functions.