diff --git a/website/docs/plugin/framework/data-sources/configure.mdx b/website/docs/plugin/framework/data-sources/configure.mdx
index 729f887e0..0fac9a737 100644
--- a/website/docs/plugin/framework/data-sources/configure.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/plugin/framework/data-sources/configure.mdx
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ type ThingDataSource struct {
 }
 
 func (d *ThingDataSource) Configure(ctx context.Context, req datasource.ConfigureRequest, resp *datasource.ConfigureResponse) {
-  // A nil check should always be performed when handling ProviderData as it
-  // is only set after the ConfigureProvider RPC has been called by Terraform.
+  // Always perform a nil check when handling ProviderData because Terraform
+  // sets that data after it calls the ConfigureProvider RPC.
   if req.ProviderData == nil {
     return
   }
diff --git a/website/docs/plugin/framework/resources/configure.mdx b/website/docs/plugin/framework/resources/configure.mdx
index 5cb3f9b3e..b828bea02 100644
--- a/website/docs/plugin/framework/resources/configure.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/plugin/framework/resources/configure.mdx
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ type ThingResource struct {
 }
 
 func (r *ThingResource) Configure(ctx context.Context, req resource.ConfigureRequest, resp *resource.ConfigureResponse) {
-  // A nil check should always be performed when handling ProviderData as it
-  // is only set after the ConfigureProvider RPC has been called by Terraform.
+  // Always perform a nil check when handling ProviderData because Terraform
+  // sets that data after it calls the ConfigureProvider RPC.
   if req.ProviderData == nil {
     return
   }