diff --git a/t/t2107-update-index-basic.sh b/t/t2107-update-index-basic.sh
index 07e6de84e6..89b285fa3a 100755
--- a/t/t2107-update-index-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t2107-update-index-basic.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test_expect_success '.lock files cleaned up' '
 	cd repo &&
 	git config core.worktree ../../worktree &&
 	# --refresh triggers late setup_work_tree,
-	# active_cache_changed is zero, rollback_lock_file fails
+	# the_index.cache_changed is zero, rollback_lock_file fails
 	git update-index --refresh --verbose >out &&
 	test_must_be_empty out &&
 	! test -f .git/index.lock
diff --git a/t/t3060-ls-files-with-tree.sh b/t/t3060-ls-files-with-tree.sh
index c4a72ae446..5a06732ca7 100755
--- a/t/t3060-ls-files-with-tree.sh
+++ b/t/t3060-ls-files-with-tree.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	git commit -a -m "remove them all" &&
 
 	# The bug also requires some entry before our directory so that
-	# prune_path will modify the_index.cache
+	# prune_index will modify the_repository->index.cache
 
 	mkdir a_directory_that_sorts_before_sub &&
 	>a_directory_that_sorts_before_sub/file &&
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test_expect_success 'usage' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git ls-files --with-tree should succeed from subdir' '
-	# We have to run from a sub-directory to trigger prune_path
+	# We have to run from a sub-directory to trigger prune_index
 	# Then we finally get to run our --with-tree test
 	(
 		cd sub &&