diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
index daea171d3a..a2b0ca4383 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #ifndef BGANIMATION_H
 #define BGANIMATION_H
 
-/* Note that the names "BGAnimation" and "BGAnimationLayer" are historical; this class
- * is used for many things other than backgrounds. */
 #include "ActorScroller.h"
 
 struct XNode;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index b1930ef2d4..3c2346a0e6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ void BitmapText::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 	ThemeManager::EvaluateString( sText );
 	ThemeManager::EvaluateString( sAltText );
 
-
-	/* Be careful: if sFile is "", and we don't check it, then we can end up recursively
-	 * loading the BGAnimationLayer that we're in. */
 	CString sFont;
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "Font", sFont );
 	if( sFont.empty() )