diff --git a/cli/tsc/99_main_compiler.js b/cli/tsc/99_main_compiler.js
index 1c6679e84c..b1d62348b4 100644
--- a/cli/tsc/99_main_compiler.js
+++ b/cli/tsc/99_main_compiler.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 // that is created when Deno needs to type check TypeScript, and in some
 // instances convert TypeScript to JavaScript.
 
-// Removes the `__proto__` for security reasons.  This intentionally makes
-// Deno non compliant with ECMA-262 Annex B.2.2.1
+// Removes the `__proto__` for security reasons.
+// https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-get-object.prototype.__proto__
 delete Object.prototype.__proto__;
 
 ((window) => {
diff --git a/runtime/js/99_main.js b/runtime/js/99_main.js
index 115de4d4d9..167862a9e2 100644
--- a/runtime/js/99_main.js
+++ b/runtime/js/99_main.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2022 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 "use strict";
 
-// Removes the `__proto__` for security reasons.  This intentionally makes
-// Deno non compliant with ECMA-262 Annex B.2.2.1
+// Removes the `__proto__` for security reasons.
+// https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-get-object.prototype.__proto__
 delete Object.prototype.__proto__;
 
 // Remove Intl.v8BreakIterator because it is a non-standard API.