diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index f07f3b28..2fc91f7c 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@ Results:
   `draw_checkerboard`/helper-shape cleanup is archived under `DEBT-0036`.
 - `Canvas::draw_merge_branch_orchestration()` and
   `Canvas::draw_merge_temporary_paint_branch()` later kept narrowing
-  `DEBT-0036`; archival note.
+  `DEBT-0036`; archival.
 - Canvas main-brush, dual-brush, and stroke-pad draw paths now use the tested
   `pp_paint_renderer` stroke-feedback plan to decide whether framebuffer fetch
   supplies destination color or the legacy OpenGL path must copy the target