diff --git a/util/build-gnu.sh b/util/build-gnu.sh
index e7637ff942a..9035fa69b34 100755
--- a/util/build-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/build-gnu.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # `build-gnu.bash` ~ builds GNU coreutils (from supplied sources)
 #
-# UU_MAKE_PROFILE == 'debug' | 'release' ## build profile for *uutils* build; may be supplied by caller, defaults to 'debug'
+# UU_MAKE_PROFILE == 'debug' | 'release' ## build profile for *uutils* build; may be supplied by caller, defaults to 'release'
 
 # spell-checker:ignore (paths) abmon deref discrim eacces getlimits getopt ginstall inacc infloop inotify reflink ; (misc) INT_OFLOW OFLOW baddecode submodules ; (vars/env) SRCDIR vdir rcexp xpart
 
diff --git a/util/run-gnu-test.sh b/util/run-gnu-test.sh
index f5c47e6450a..ac736abe193 100755
--- a/util/run-gnu-test.sh
+++ b/util/run-gnu-test.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # `run-gnu-test.bash [TEST]`
 # run GNU test (or all tests if TEST is missing/null)
-#
-# UU_MAKE_PROFILE == 'debug' | 'release' ## build profile used for *uutils* build; may be supplied by caller, defaults to 'release'
 
 # spell-checker:ignore (env/vars) GNULIB SRCDIR SUBDIRS ; (utils) shellcheck
 
@@ -62,4 +60,4 @@ else
             sudo make -j "$(nproc)" check-root SUBDIRS=. RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes RUN_VERY_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes VERBOSE=no gl_public_submodule_commit="" srcdir="${path_GNU}" TEST_SUITE_LOG="tests/test-suite-root.log" || :
         fi
     fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi