diff -u b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml
--- b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/module_test/module_test.info.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 core: 8.x
 hidden: true
-# Depends on node in order to test making a module required in
-# hook_system_info_alter() and ensure that its then become required.
+# Depends on the Node module to test making a module required using
+# hook_system_info_alter() and ensuring that its dependencies also become
+# required.
 dependencies:
   - node