diff --git a/stand/efi/loader/arch/arm64/exec.c b/stand/efi/loader/arch/arm64/exec.c
index 3cf1c1857f51..a8cd80cd0fc6 100644
--- a/stand/efi/loader/arch/arm64/exec.c
+++ b/stand/efi/loader/arch/arm64/exec.c
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ elf64_exec(struct preloaded_file *fp)
 
 	/*
 	 * Report the RSDP to the kernel. The old code used the 'hints' method
-	 * to communite this to the kernel. However, while convenient, the
-	 * 'hints' method is fragile and does not work when static hints are
-	 * compiled into the kernel. Instead, move to setting different tunables
-	 * that start with acpi. The old 'hints' can be removed before we branch
-	 * for FreeBSD 15.
+	 * to communicate this to the kernel, but this is now considered legacy.
+	 * Instead, move to setting different tunables that start with acpi.
+	 * The old 'hints' can be removed before we branch for FreeBSD 15.
 	 */
 
 	rsdp = efi_get_table(&acpi20_guid);
diff --git a/sys/arm64/acpica/OsdEnvironment.c b/sys/arm64/acpica/OsdEnvironment.c
index d1590bee7753..2659d1c7da84 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/acpica/OsdEnvironment.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/acpica/OsdEnvironment.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ acpi_get_root_from_loader(void)
 		return (acpi_root);
 
 	/*
-	 * The hints mechanism is unreliable (it fails if anybody ever
-	 * compiled in hints to the kernel). It has been replaced
+	 * The hints mechanism is considered legacy and has been replaced
 	 * by the tunable method, but is used here as a fallback to
 	 * retain maximum compatibility between old loaders and new
 	 * kernels. It can be removed after 14.0R.