diff --git a/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/auth/PolarisCredential.java b/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/auth/PolarisCredential.java
index 26cb7b2f63..f86565e669 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/auth/PolarisCredential.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/auth/PolarisCredential.java
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ static PolarisCredential of(
   @Nullable
   String getPrincipalName();
 
-  /**
-   * The principal roles present in the token.
-   *
-   * <p>When using the default authenticator, the special {@link
-   * DefaultAuthenticator#PRINCIPAL_ROLE_ALL} can be used to denote a request for all principal
-   * roles that the principal has access to.
-   */
+  /** The principal roles, or empty if the principal has no roles. */
   Set<String> getPrincipalRoles();
 }