diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserMailChangeTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserMailChangeTest.php
index c1b88219..cdc1b4e 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserMailChangeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserMailChangeTest.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
   public function testMailChange() {
     $this->drupalLogin($this->account);
 
-    // Save a new email and verify that the user has sent an email.
+    // Change the user email address.
     $new_mail = $this->getRandomEmailAddress();
     $edit = [
       'mail' => $new_mail,
@@ -91,13 +91,15 @@ public function testMailChangeNoVerification() {
       ->save();
     $this->drupalLogin($this->account);
 
-    // Save a new email and verify that the user has sent an email.
+    // Change the user email address.
     $new_mail = $this->getRandomEmailAddress();
     $edit = [
       'mail' => $new_mail,
       'current_pass' => $this->account->pass_raw,
     ];
     $this->drupalPostForm($this->account->toUrl('edit-form'), $edit, t('Save'));
+
+    // Check that the validation status message has not been displayed.
     $this->assertSession()->pageTextNotContains(t('Your new email address needs to be validated. Further instructions have been sent to your new email address.'));
 
     // Check that no E-mail was sent to the old or to the new address.