diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9bb6df98..4afdc7c7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	* src/groupadd.c, src/groupdel.c, src/groupmod.c: Re-indent.
 	* src/groupmod.c: Do not add the command synopsis to the main ()
 	documentation. This avoids outdated information.
+	* libmisc/chkname.c: Remove outdated comments.
 
 2008-12-22  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
diff --git a/libmisc/chkname.c b/libmisc/chkname.c
index 1ae6a3d7..5e400966 100644
--- a/libmisc/chkname.c
+++ b/libmisc/chkname.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool is_valid_user_name (const char *name)
 
 	/*
 	 * User names are limited by whatever utmp can
-	 * handle (usually max 8 characters).
+	 * handle.
 	 */
 	if (strlen (name) > sizeof (ut.ut_user)) {
 		return false;
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ bool is_valid_user_name (const char *name)
 bool is_valid_group_name (const char *name)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Arbitrary limit for group names - max 16
-	 * characters (same as on HP-UX 10).
+	 * Arbitrary limit for group names.
+	 * HP-UX 10 limits to 16 characters
 	 */
 	if (GROUP_NAME_MAX_LENGTH && strlen (name) > GROUP_NAME_MAX_LENGTH)
 		return false;