diff --git a/components/zcash_note_encryption/src/lib.rs b/components/zcash_note_encryption/src/lib.rs
index 6ad10c987..fb8049d40 100644
--- a/components/zcash_note_encryption/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/zcash_note_encryption/src/lib.rs
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ fn check_note_validity<D: Domain>(
     cmstar_bytes: &D::ExtractedCommitmentBytes,
 ) -> NoteValidity {
     if &D::ExtractedCommitmentBytes::from(&D::cmstar(note)) == cmstar_bytes {
+        // In the case corresponding to specification section 4.19.3, we check that `esk` is equal
+        // to `D::derive_esk(note)` prior to calling this method.
         if let Some(derived_esk) = D::derive_esk(note) {
             if D::epk_bytes(&D::ka_derive_public(note, &derived_esk))
                 .ct_eq(ephemeral_key)
@@ -654,8 +656,9 @@ pub fn try_output_recovery_with_ock<D: Domain, Output: ShieldedOutput<D, ENC_CIP
     let (note, to) = domain.parse_note_plaintext_without_memo_ovk(&pk_d, &plaintext)?;
     let memo = domain.extract_memo(&plaintext);
 
-    // ZIP 212: Check that the esk provided to this function is consistent with the esk we
-    // can derive from the note.
+    // ZIP 212: Check that the esk provided to this function is consistent with the esk we can
+    // derive from the note. This check corresponds to `ToScalar(PRF^{expand}_{rseed}([4]) = esk`
+    // in https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf#decryptovk. (`ρ^opt = []` for Sapling.)
     if let Some(derived_esk) = D::derive_esk(&note) {
         if (!derived_esk.ct_eq(&esk)).into() {
             return None;