diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlow.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlow.qll
index 137612c52af..865d7b4d6ce 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlow.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlow.qll
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ signature module GlobalFlowSig {
 }
 
 /**
- * Constructs a standard data flow computation.
+ * Constructs a global data flow computation.
  */
 module Global<ConfigSig Config> implements GlobalFlowSig {
   private module C implements FullStateConfigSig {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ deprecated module Make<ConfigSig Config> implements GlobalFlowSig {
 }
 
 /**
- * Constructs a data flow computation using flow state.
+ * Constructs a global data flow computation using flow state.
  */
 module GlobalWithState<StateConfigSig Config> implements GlobalFlowSig {
   private module C implements FullStateConfigSig {
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTracking.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTracking.qll
index 3f8cef3698a..872ac8d4cb8 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTracking.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTracking.qll
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ private module AddTaintDefaults<DataFlowInternal::FullStateConfigSig Config> imp
 }
 
 /**
- * Constructs a standard taint tracking computation.
+ * Constructs a global taint tracking computation.
  */
 module Global<DataFlow::ConfigSig Config> implements DataFlow::GlobalFlowSig {
   private module Config0 implements DataFlowInternal::FullStateConfigSig {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ deprecated module Make<DataFlow::ConfigSig Config> implements DataFlow::GlobalFl
 }
 
 /**
- * Constructs a taint tracking computation using flow state.
+ * Constructs a global taint tracking computation using flow state.
  */
 module GlobalWithState<DataFlow::StateConfigSig Config> implements DataFlow::GlobalFlowSig {
   private module Config0 implements DataFlowInternal::FullStateConfigSig {