diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
index 59cd18fa401..a774682247c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
@@ -106,12 +106,11 @@ type Instances interface {
 	// make this clearer.
 	NodeAddresses(name string) ([]api.NodeAddress, error)
 	// ExternalID returns the cloud provider ID of the specified instance (deprecated).
+	// Note that if the instance does not exist or is no longer running, we must return ("", cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound)
 	ExternalID(name string) (string, error)
 	// InstanceID returns the cloud provider ID of the specified instance.
-	// Note that if the instance does not exist or is no longer running, we must return ("", cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound)
 	InstanceID(name string) (string, error)
 	// InstanceType returns the type of the specified instance.
-	// Note that if the instance does not exist or is no longer running, we must return ("", cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound)
 	InstanceType(name string) (string, error)
 	// List lists instances that match 'filter' which is a regular expression which must match the entire instance name (fqdn)
 	List(filter string) ([]string, error)