diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/EmailExtracted.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/EmailExtracted.java
index 8fe73099e2..841fe6aab8 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/EmailExtracted.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/EmailExtracted.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class EmailExtracted implements AutopsyVisitableItem {
 
     private final class EmailResults extends Observable {
 
-        // NOTE: "accounts" object can be accessed by multiple threads and needs to be synchronized
+        // NOTE: the map can be accessed by multiple worker threads and needs to be synchronized
         private final Map<String, Map<String, List<Long>>> accounts = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
         EmailResults() {
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/HashsetHits.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/HashsetHits.java
index cad0c4c03f..41f3efc122 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/HashsetHits.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/HashsetHits.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class HashsetHits implements AutopsyVisitableItem {
     private class HashsetResults extends Observable {
 
         // maps hashset name to list of artifacts for that set
-        // NOTE: "hashSetHitsMap" object can be accessed by multiple threads and needs to be synchronized
+        // NOTE: the map can be accessed by multiple worker threads and needs to be synchronized
         private final Map<String, Set<Long>> hashSetHitsMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
         HashsetResults() {