diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index d209b057136..19723b82c19 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ controller, and serviceaccounts controller.`,
 }
 
 // ResyncPeriod returns a function which generates a duration each time it is
-// invoked; this is so that multiple controllers don't get into lock-step and all
-// hammer the apiserver with list requests simultaneously.
+// invoked; this is because that multiple controllers don't get into lock-step.
 func ResyncPeriod(c *config.CompletedConfig) func() time.Duration {
 	return func() time.Duration {
 		factor := rand.Float64() + 1
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go
index 1381ac39c45..bac66988fed 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -499,8 +499,7 @@ func CreateControllerContext(s *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig, clientBui
 }
 
 // ResyncPeriod returns a function which generates a duration each time it is
-// invoked; this is so that multiple controllers don't get into lock-step and all
-// hammer the apiserver with list requests simultaneously.
+// invoked; this is because that multiple controllers don't get into lock-step.
 func ResyncPeriod(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig) func() time.Duration {
 	return func() time.Duration {
 		factor := rand.Float64() + 1