diff --git a/src/mesa/main/draw.c b/src/mesa/main/draw.c
index bb506e70771..95f60b0880f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/draw.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/draw.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ _mesa_draw_gallium_multimode_fallback(struct gl_context *ctx,
 {
    unsigned i, first;
  
-   /* Find consecutive draws where mode and base_vertex don't vary. */
+   /* Find consecutive draws where mode doesn't vary. */
    for (i = 0, first = 0; i <= num_draws; i++) {
       if (i == num_draws || mode[i] != mode[first]) {
          info->mode = mode[first];
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c
index 108e46ecd86..2b6cb8c8a17 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_draw.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ st_draw_gallium_multimode(struct gl_context *ctx,
    unsigned i, first;
    struct cso_context *cso = st->cso_context;
 
-   /* Find consecutive draws where mode and base_vertex don't vary. */
+   /* Find consecutive draws where mode doesn't vary. */
    for (i = 0, first = 0; i <= num_draws; i++) {
       if (i == num_draws || mode[i] != mode[first]) {
          info->mode = mode[first];