diff --git a/core/core.api.php b/core/core.api.php
index 81b697cb93..ca855554d5 100644
--- a/core/core.api.php
+++ b/core/core.api.php
@@ -734,18 +734,19 @@
  *
  * @section sec_overview Overview of container, injection, and services
  * The Services and Dependency Injection Container concepts have been adopted by
- * Drupal from the @link http://symfony.com/ Symfony framework. @endlink A
- * "service" (such as accessing the database, sending email, or translating user
- * interface text) is defined (given a name and an interface or at least a
- * class that defines the methods that may be called), and a default class is
- * designated to provide the service. These two steps must be done together, and
- * can be done by Drupal Core or a module. Other modules can then define
- * alternative classes to provide the same services, overriding the default
- * classes. Classes and functions that need to use the service should always
- * instantiate the class via the dependency injection container (also known
- * simply as the "container"), rather than instantiating a particular service
- * provider class directly, so that they get the correct class (default or
- * overridden).
+ * Drupal from the
+ * @link http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/dependency_injection.html.
+ * @endlink A "service" (such as accessing the database, sending email, or
+ * translating user interface text) is defined (given a name and an interface or
+ * at least a class that defines the methods that may be called), and a default
+ * class is designated to provide the service. These two steps must be done
+ * together, and can be done by Drupal Core or a module. Other modules can then
+ * define alternative classes to provide the same services, overriding the
+ * default classes. Classes and functions that need to use the service should
+ * always instantiate the class via the dependency injection container (also
+ * known simply as the "container"), rather than instantiating a particular
+ * service provider class directly, so that they get the correct class (default
+ * or overridden).
  *
  * See https://www.drupal.org/node/2133171 for more detailed information on
  * services and the dependency injection container.
@@ -2496,14 +2497,13 @@ function hook_validation_constraint_alter(array &$definitions) {
  * Overview of event dispatch and subscribing
  *
  * @section sec_intro Introduction and terminology
- * Events are part of the Symfony framework: they allow for different components
- * of the system to interact and communicate with each other. Each event has a
- * unique string name. One system component dispatches the event at an
- * appropriate time; many events are dispatched by Drupal core and the Symfony
- * framework in every request. Other system components can register as event
- * subscribers; when an event is dispatched, a method is called on each
- * registered subscriber, allowing each one to react. For more on the general
- * concept of events, see
+ * Events allow different components of the system to interact and communicate
+ * with each other. Each event has a unique string name. One system component
+ * dispatches the event at an  appropriate time; many events are dispatched by
+ * Drupal core and the Symfony event system in every request. Other system
+ * components can register as event subscribers; when an event is dispatched, a
+ * method is called on each registered subscriber, allowing each one to react.
+ * For more on the general concept of events, see
  * http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/event_dispatcher/introduction.html
  *
  * @section sec_dispatch Dispatching events
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/routing.api.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/routing.api.php
index 19d36f2138..30dd87ff51 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/routing.api.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Routing/routing.api.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * @section sec_overview Overview and terminology
  * The Drupal routing system defines how Drupal responds to URL requests that
  * the web server passes on to Drupal. The routing system is based on the
- * @link http://symfony.com Symfony framework. @endlink The central idea is
+ * @link http://symfony.com Symfony routing system. @endlink The central idea is
  * that Drupal subsystems and modules can register routes (basically, URL
  * paths and context); they can also register to respond dynamically to
  * routes, for more flexibility. When Drupal receives a URL request, it will
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  *   - _entity_form: A form for editing an entity. See the
  *     @link entity_api Entity API topic @endlink for more information.
  * - The 'requirements' section is used in Drupal to give access permission
- *   instructions (it has other uses in the Symfony framework). Most
+ *   instructions (it has other uses in the Symfony components). Most
  *   routes have a simple permission-based access scheme, as shown in this
  *   example. See the @link user_api Permission system topic @endlink for
  *   more information about permissions.