diff --git a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/basefluidsystem.hh b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/basefluidsystem.hh
index ee81046e220b5abe8bf78e6d9a62f23f7f27a007..350bcb3da6dc6a6f361fbb1f2de9d61ab70c5eca 100644
--- a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/basefluidsystem.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/basefluidsystem.hh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     typedef Dumux::NullParameterCache ParameterCache;
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Calculate the molar volume [m^3/mol] of a fluid phase
+     * \brief Calculate the density [kg/m^3] of a fluid phase
      */
     template <class FluidState>
     static Scalar density(const FluidState &fluidState,
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Specific isobaric heat capacity of a fluid phase.
-     *        \f$\mathrm{[J/kg]}\f$.
+     * \brief Specific isobaric heat capacity of a fluid phase [J/kg].
      *
      * \param paramCache   mutable parameters
      * \param phaseIdx  for which phase to give back the heat capacity