diff --git a/src/lib/global/plane.config b/src/lib/global/plane.config
index e20cadbb..e03588fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/plane.config
+++ b/src/lib/global/plane.config
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 
 # Available flags are in compiled-in table plane-chr-flags.  info
 # Plane-types should document them all.
-#
-# Note if a flag missile is set, then flag VTOL will automatically be
-# set by init_plchr().
 
 # Do not edit this file to customize a game!  Create your own custom
 # configuration file(s), best next to your econfig, and name them in
diff --git a/src/lib/global/ship.config b/src/lib/global/ship.config
index 2ec9bcb2..1856eb47 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/ship.config
+++ b/src/lib/global/ship.config
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 
 # Available flags are in compiled-in table ship-chr-flags.  info
 # Ship-types should document them all.
-#
-# Note that if nplanes > 0 and flag plane is not set, then flag miss
-# will automatically be set.
 
 # Do not edit this file to customize a game!  Create your own custom
 # configuration file(s), best next to your econfig, and name them in