diff --git a/src/makemon.c b/src/makemon.c
index 3cc915f44..f8d416451 100644
--- a/src/makemon.c
+++ b/src/makemon.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ register struct monst *mtmp;
 			(void)mongets(mtmp, FLAIL);
 			break;
 		}
-		/* prevent djinnis and mail daemons from leaving objects when
+		/* prevent djinn and mail daemons from leaving objects when
 		 * they vanish
 		 */
 		if (!is_demon(ptr)) break;
diff --git a/src/mkobj.c b/src/mkobj.c
index 647222b96..511de4073 100644
--- a/src/mkobj.c
+++ b/src/mkobj.c
@@ -1570,10 +1570,9 @@ struct monst *mtmp;
 }
 
 /*
- * Free obj from whatever list it is on in preperation of deleting it or
- * moving it elsewhere.  This will perform all high-level consequences
- * involved with removing the item.  E.g. if the object is in the hero's
- * inventory and confers heat resistance, the hero will lose it.
+ * Free obj from whatever list it is on in preparation for deleting it
+ * or moving it elsewhere; obj->where will end up set to OBJ_FREE.
+ * Doesn't handle unwearing of objects in hero's or monsters' inventories.
  *
  * Object positions:
  *	OBJ_FREE	not on any list