diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c
index 425c2f2cf170..09357508ec9a 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ int journal_start_commit(journal_t *journal, tid_t *ptid)
 		ret = 1;
 	} else if (journal->j_committing_transaction) {
 		/*
-		 * If ext3_write_super() recently started a commit, then we
-		 * have to wait for completion of that transaction
+		 * If commit has been started, then we have to wait for
+		 * completion of that transaction.
 		 */
 		if (ptid)
 			*ptid = journal->j_committing_transaction->t_tid;
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index e9a3c4c85594..8625da27eccf 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ int jbd2_journal_start_commit(journal_t *journal, tid_t *ptid)
 		ret = 1;
 	} else if (journal->j_committing_transaction) {
 		/*
-		 * If ext3_write_super() recently started a commit, then we
-		 * have to wait for completion of that transaction
+		 * If commit has been started, then we have to wait for
+		 * completion of that transaction.
 		 */
 		if (ptid)
 			*ptid = journal->j_committing_transaction->t_tid;