diff --git a/include/haproxy/applet.h b/include/haproxy/applet.h
index 74437401d..e9357e773 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/applet.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/applet.h
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ static inline int _applet_putchk(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *chunk,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* writes chunk <chunk> into the applet's output buffer if it uses its own
- * bufferx or into the input channel of the stream attached to this applet.
+/* writes chunk <chunk> into the applet output buffer (see applet_get_outbuf).
  *
  * Returns the number of written bytes on success or -1 on error (lake of space,
  * shutdown, invalid call...)
@@ -421,8 +420,7 @@ static inline int applet_putchk_stress(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *chu
 	return _applet_putchk(appctx, chunk, 1);
 }
 
-/* writes <len> chars from <blk> into the applet's output buffer if it uses its own
- * bufferx or into the input channel of the stream attached to this applet.
+/* writes <len> chars from <blk> into the applet output buffer (see applet_get_outbuf).
  *
  * Returns the number of written bytes on success or -1 on error (lake of space,
  * shutdown, invalid call...)
@@ -457,9 +455,8 @@ static inline int applet_putblk(struct appctx *appctx, const char *blk, int len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* writes chars from <str> up to the trailing zero (excluded) into the applet's
- * output buffer if it uses its own bufferx or into the input channel of the
- * stream attached to this applet.
+/* writes chars from <str> up to the trailing zero (excluded) into the applet
+ * output buffer (see applet_get_outbuf).
  *
  * Returns the number of written bytes on success or -1 on error (lake of space,
  * shutdown, invalid call...)
@@ -495,8 +492,7 @@ static inline int applet_putstr(struct appctx *appctx, const char *str)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* writes character <chr> into the applet's output buffer if it uses its own
- * bufferx or into the input channel of the stream attached to this applet.
+/* writes character <chr> into the applet's output buffer (see applet_get_outbuf).
  *
  * Returns the number of written bytes on success or -1 on error (lake of space,
  * shutdown, invalid call...)