diff --git a/includes/database/schema.inc b/includes/database/schema.inc
index 1fc9295..d8344c6 100644
--- a/includes/database/schema.inc
+++ b/includes/database/schema.inc
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/query.inc';
  *    specification). Each specification is an array containing the name of
  *    the referenced table ('table'), and an array of column mappings
  *    ('columns'). Column mappings are defined by key pairs ('source_column' =>
- *    'referenced_column').
+ *    'referenced_column'). This key is for documentation purposes only; foreign
+ *    keys are not created in the database, nor are they enforced by Drupal.
  *  - 'indexes':  An associative array of indexes ('indexname' =>
  *    specification). Each specification is an array of one or more
  *    key column specifiers (see below) that form an index on the
@@ -144,6 +145,8 @@ require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/query.inc';
  *   'unique keys' => array(
  *     'vid' => array('vid'),
  *   ),
+ *   // For documentation purposes only; foreign keys are not created in the
+ *   // database.
  *   'foreign keys' => array(
  *     'node_revision' => array(
  *       'table' => 'node_revision',
diff --git a/modules/system/system.api.php b/modules/system/system.api.php
index d6cbc76..8031b5e 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.api.php
+++ b/modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -3173,7 +3173,9 @@ function hook_requirements($phase) {
  * creation and alteration of the supported database engines.
  *
  * See the Schema API Handbook at http://drupal.org/node/146843 for details on
- * schema definition structures.
+ * schema definition structures. Note that foreign key definitions are for
+ * documentation purposes only; foreign keys are not created in the database,
+ * nor are they enforced by Drupal.
  *
  * @return array
  *   A schema definition structure array. For each element of the
@@ -3225,6 +3227,8 @@ function hook_schema() {
       'nid_vid' => array('nid', 'vid'),
       'vid'     => array('vid'),
     ),
+    // For documentation purposes only; foreign keys are not created in the
+    // database.
     'foreign keys' => array(
       'node_revision' => array(
         'table' => 'node_revision',