diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index 29c9812be5..2ee79b8eb0 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ALIAS = 'default'
 
 COMMENTS_ALLOW_PROFANITIES = False
 
-# The profanities that will trigger a validation error in the
-# 'hasNoProfanities' validator. All of these should be in lowercase.
+# The profanities that will trigger a validation error in
+# CommentDetailsForm.clean_comment. All of these should be in lowercase.
 PROFANITIES_LIST = ()
 
 ##################
diff --git a/docs/ref/settings.txt b/docs/ref/settings.txt
index 8c7fe8f6d8..b988a47136 100644
--- a/docs/ref/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/settings.txt
@@ -1488,8 +1488,8 @@ PROFANITIES_LIST
 
 Default: ``()`` (Empty tuple)
 
-A tuple of profanities, as strings, that will trigger a validation error when
-the ``hasNoProfanities`` validator is called.
+A tuple of profanities, as strings, that will be forbidden in comments when
+:setting:`COMMENTS_ALLOW_PROFANITIES` is ``True``.
 
 .. setting:: RESTRUCTUREDTEXT_FILTER_SETTINGS