diff --git a/src/key.h b/src/key.h
index 56b9107c7..c61f1dd02 100644
--- a/src/key.h
+++ b/src/key.h
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ public:
     //! Check whether the public key corresponding to this private key is (to be) compressed.
     bool IsCompressed() const { return fCompressed; }
 
-    //! Initialize from a CPrivKey (serialized OpenSSL private key data).
+    //! Initialize from a CPrivKey (serialized OpenSSL-format private key data).
     bool SetPrivKey(const CPrivKey& vchPrivKey, bool fCompressed);
 
     //! Generate a new private key using a cryptographic PRNG.
     void MakeNewKey(bool fCompressed);
 
     /**
-     * Convert the private key to a CPrivKey (serialized OpenSSL private key data).
+     * Convert the private key to a CPrivKey (serialized OpenSSL-format private key data).
      * This is expensive.
      */
     CPrivKey GetPrivKey() const;
diff --git a/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp b/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
index c29b173fa..41813fdd2 100644
--- a/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(basic_sanity)
 {
   BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(glibc_sanity_test() == true, "libc sanity test");
   BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(glibcxx_sanity_test() == true, "stdlib sanity test");
-  BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(ECC_InitSanityCheck() == true, "openssl ECC test");
+  BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(ECC_InitSanityCheck() == true, "ECC sanity test");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()