diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index 1345c6a583..f72251a933 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype =
                                             this.options);
         }
         
-        //set any non-init vars here
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
         
         //get all additions from superclasses
         return OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
index 7d242f86f2..0bf4259fc1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype =
                                                    this.options);
         }
         
-        //set any non-init vars here
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
         
         //get all additions from superclasses
         return OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);