diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index 80b4a04871c08497f8dd922fbcb3429d8b08aa79..c9b97ddb51376c26a6c763bfb9dfb85ce4dff13a 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -3213,8 +3213,8 @@ static CURLcode ftp_init(struct connectdata *conn)
  * the connection phase.
  *
  * The variable 'done' points to will be TRUE if the protocol-layer connect
- * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE is not. When called as
- * a part of the easy interface, it will always be TRUE.
+ * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE if not.
+ *
  */
 static CURLcode ftp_connect(struct connectdata *conn,
                                  bool *done) /* see description above */
diff --git a/lib/imap.c b/lib/imap.c
index 5d758d4558e9c75dd20fc6c4a181f328f56689e7..13e9784a4a1bb4b856852661974814be22057fb6 100644
--- a/lib/imap.c
+++ b/lib/imap.c
@@ -1695,8 +1695,7 @@ static int imap_getsock(struct connectdata *conn, curl_socket_t *socks,
  * connection phase.
  *
  * The variable 'done' points to will be TRUE if the protocol-layer connect
- * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE is not. When called as
- * a part of the easy interface, it will always be TRUE.
+ * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE if not.
  */
 static CURLcode imap_connect(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
 {
diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index b64092a5d1bde0f2e00603bfe74d93cf002db1ff..476f058c58fc59c6530d99f99524b8f1a0d858c9 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -2567,8 +2567,8 @@ void Curl_expire(struct SessionHandle *data, long milli)
   struct timeval *nowp = &data->state.expiretime;
   int rc;
 
-  /* this is only interesting for multi-interface using libcurl, and only
-     while there is still a multi interface struct remaining! */
+  /* this is only interesting while there is still an associated multi struct
+     remaining! */
   if(!multi)
     return;
 
diff --git a/lib/pop3.c b/lib/pop3.c
index 57d40afdbf16f8bab33524f0899da12e82a95709..876987f11aacb0c0b7187a2c6ba2e39cb85d6077 100644
--- a/lib/pop3.c
+++ b/lib/pop3.c
@@ -1421,8 +1421,7 @@ static int pop3_getsock(struct connectdata *conn, curl_socket_t *socks,
  * connection phase.
  *
  * The variable 'done' points to will be TRUE if the protocol-layer connect
- * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE is not. When called as
- * a part of the easy interface, it will always be TRUE.
+ * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE if not.
  */
 static CURLcode pop3_connect(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
 {
diff --git a/lib/smtp.c b/lib/smtp.c
index 8bb72aab468bf97830393d3892d8c51bc5a7c5a9..83fb9ec440363312e3e56b9e8fb8026f8482c864 100644
--- a/lib/smtp.c
+++ b/lib/smtp.c
@@ -1387,8 +1387,7 @@ static int smtp_getsock(struct connectdata *conn, curl_socket_t *socks,
  * the connection phase.
  *
  * The variable pointed to by 'done' will be TRUE if the protocol-layer
- * connect phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE if not. When
- * called as a part of the easy interface, it will always be TRUE.
+ * connect phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE if not.
  */
 static CURLcode smtp_connect(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
 {