diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go
index 0499b0d60b6..e83090f1eec 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func TestSelectKeyRangeUnique(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSelectIN(t *testing.T) {
 	executor, sbc1, sbc2, sbclookup := createExecutorEnv()
 
-	// Constant in IN is just a number, not a bind variable.
+	// Constant in IN clause, not a bind variable.
 	_, err := executorExec(executor, "select id from user where id in (1)", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func TestSelectIN(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("sbc2.Queries: %+v, want nil\n", sbc2.Queries)
 	}
 
-	// Constant in IN is just a couple numbers, not bind variables.
+	// Constant IN is just a couple numbers, not bind variables.
 	// They result in two different queries on two shards.
 	sbc1.Queries = nil
 	sbc2.Queries = nil
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go
index df2e6d1e335..5e3349db10f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ func TestExecutorUnrecognized(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExecutorMessageAckSharded(t *testing.T) {
 	executor, sbc1, sbc2, _ := createExecutorEnv()
 
-	// Constant in IN is just a number, not a bind variable.
+	// Constant in IN clause, not a bind variable.
 	ids := []*querypb.Value{{
 		Type:  sqltypes.VarChar,
 		Value: []byte("1"),
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ func TestExecutorMessageAckSharded(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("sbc2.MessageIDs: %+v, want nil\n", sbc2.MessageIDs)
 	}
 
-	// Constant in IN is just a couple numbers, not bind variables.
+	// Constant IN is just a couple numbers, not bind variables.
 	// They result in two different MessageIDs on two shards.
 	sbc1.MessageIDs = nil
 	sbc2.MessageIDs = nil