diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityListBuilder.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityListBuilder.php
index 1ef6546..e31ed77 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityListBuilder.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityListBuilder.php
@@ -105,16 +105,17 @@ protected function getEntityIds() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the escaped label of an entity.
+   * Gets the label of an entity.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
    *   The entity being listed.
    *
    * @return string
-   *   The escaped entity label.
+   *   The entity label.
    *
    * @deprecated in Drupal 8.0.x, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0
-   *   Use $entity->label() instead.
+   *   Use $entity->label() instead. This method used to escape the entity
+   *   label. The render system's autoescape is now relied upon.
    */
   protected function getLabel(EntityInterface $entity) {
     return $entity->label();