diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php
index 0e6e3582d8..bb923e2a21 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigManager.php
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ public function getConfigEntitiesToChangeOnDependencyRemoval($type, array $names
     $dependency_manager = $this->getConfigDependencyManager();
     $dependents = $this->findConfigEntityDependentsAsEntities($type, $names, $dependency_manager);
     // Store the list of dependencies in three separate variables. This allows
-    // us to determine the how the dependency graph changes as entities are
-    // fixed by calling the onDependencyRemoval() method. The variables are:
+    // us to determine how the dependency graph changes as entities are fixed by
+    // calling the onDependencyRemoval() method. The variables are:
     // - $dependents is the list of dependencies to process. This list changes
     //   as entities processed and are fixed or deleted.
     // - $current_dependencies is the list of dependencies on $names. This list
@@ -335,8 +335,9 @@ public function getConfigEntitiesToChangeOnDependencyRemoval($type, array $names
         // This will remove entities that are no longer dependent after the
         // recalculation.
         $current_dependencies = $this->findConfigEntityDependentsAsEntities($type, $names, $dependency_manager);
-        // Rebuild the list of entities that we need to process by removing any
-        // entities that we've already processed.
+        // Rebuild the list of entities that we need to process using the new
+        // list of current dependencies and removing any entities that we've
+        // already processed.
         $dependents = array_filter($current_dependencies, function ($current_dependency) use ($affected_uuids) {
           return !in_array($current_dependency->uuid(), $affected_uuids);
         });