diff --git a/src/H5P.c b/src/H5P.c
index b2d27bba997..f0ccc2fc4ef 100644
--- a/src/H5P.c
+++ b/src/H5P.c
@@ -1397,8 +1397,10 @@ H5Pcopy_prop(hid_t dst_id, hid_t src_id, const char *name)
     Returns non-negative on success, negative on failure.
  DESCRIPTION
         Removes a property from a property list class.  Future property lists
-    created of that class will not contain this property.  Existing property
-    lists containing this property are not affected.
+    created of that class will not contain this property. Existing property lists
+    which still use the default value for this property will have this property removed.
+    Existing property lists which have modified this property will not be affected.
+
 
  GLOBAL VARIABLES
  COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
@@ -1419,7 +1421,7 @@ H5Punregister(hid_t pclass_id, const char *name)
     if (!name || !*name)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "invalid property name");
 
-    /* Remove the property list from class */
+    /* Remove the property from property list class */
     if ((ret_value = H5P__unregister(pclass, name)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "unable to remove property from class");
 
diff --git a/src/H5Ppkg.h b/src/H5Ppkg.h
index aed3c864322..0ff000ba96c 100644
--- a/src/H5Ppkg.h
+++ b/src/H5Ppkg.h
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ struct H5P_genclass_t {
 struct H5P_genplist_t {
     H5P_genclass_t *pclass;     /* Pointer to class info */
     hid_t           plist_id;   /* Copy of the property list ID (for use in close callback) */
-    size_t          nprops;     /* Number of properties in class */
+    size_t          nprops;     /* Number of properties in this list */
     bool            class_init; /* Whether the class initialization callback finished successfully */
     H5SL_t         *del;        /* Skip list containing names of deleted properties */
-    H5SL_t         *props;      /* Skip list containing properties */
+    H5SL_t         *props;      /* Skip list containing properties modified from the parent class */
 };
 
 /* Property list/class iterator callback function pointer */