diff --git a/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake
index 46f860593..5435df4f6 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# - Check if the source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles.
+# - Check if the C source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles.
 # CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES(SOURCE VAR)
-# - macro which checks if the source code compiles
+#
 #  SOURCE   - source code to try to compile
 #  VAR      - variable to store whether the source code compiled
 #
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake b/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake
index c5455ae10..11d625165 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# - Check if the source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles and runs.
+# - Check if the C source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles and runs.
 # CHECK_C_SOURCE_RUNS(SOURCE VAR)
-# - macro which checks if the source code runs
+#
 #  SOURCE   - source code to try to compile
 #  VAR      - variable to store the result, 1 for success, empty for failure
 #
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake
index e5c3eccb9..f987ebea4 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# - Check if the source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles.
+# - Check if the C++ source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles.
 # CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES(SOURCE VAR)
-# - macro which checks if the source code compiles
+#
 #  SOURCE - source code to try to compile
 #  VAR    - variable to store whether the source code compiled
 #
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake
index b0c9ba52f..ef9aa7168 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# - Check if the source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles and runs.
+# - Check if the C++ source code provided in the SOURCE argument compiles and runs.
 # CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_RUNS(SOURCE VAR)
-# - macro which checks if the source code compiles
+#
 #  SOURCE - source code to try to compile
 #  VAR    - variable to store the result, 1 for success, empty for failure
 #