diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index eb71106..cce8e87 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2896,14 +2896,13 @@
 	    journal->j_cnode_free < (journal->j_trans_max * 3)) {
 		return 1;
 	}
-	/* protected by the BKL here */
+
 	journal->j_len_alloc += new_alloc;
 	th->t_blocks_allocated += new_alloc ;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* this must be called inside a transaction, and requires the
-** kernel_lock to be held
+/* this must be called inside a transaction
 */
 void reiserfs_block_writes(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th)
 {
@@ -2914,8 +2913,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-/* this must be called without a transaction started, and does not
-** require BKL
+/* this must be called without a transaction started
 */
 void reiserfs_allow_writes(struct super_block *s)
 {
@@ -2924,8 +2922,7 @@
 	wake_up(&journal->j_join_wait);
 }
 
-/* this must be called without a transaction started, and does not
-** require BKL
+/* this must be called without a transaction started
 */
 void reiserfs_wait_on_write_block(struct super_block *s)
 {