diff --git a/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs b/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs
index 989d4d56968..4635e2667d4 100644
--- a/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs
+++ b/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ pub struct LayerMetadata {
     pub scroll_policy: ScrollPolicy,
 }
 
-/// The interface used by the renderer to acquire draw targets for each render frame and
+/// The interface used by the painter to acquire draw targets for each paint frame and
 /// submit them to be drawn to the display.
 pub trait PaintListener for Sized? {
     fn get_graphics_metadata(&mut self) -> Option<NativeGraphicsMetadata>;
 
     /// Informs the compositor of the layers for the given pipeline. The compositor responds by
-    /// creating and/or destroying render layers as necessary.
+    /// creating and/or destroying paint layers as necessary.
     fn initialize_layers_for_pipeline(&mut self,
                                       pipeline_id: PipelineId,
                                       metadata: Vec<LayerMetadata>,