diff --git a/src/game_events/manager.cpp b/src/game_events/manager.cpp
index c8c8f2e454dc..7b7748f73f08 100644
--- a/src/game_events/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/game_events/manager.cpp
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ void manager::write_events(config& cfg) const
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		// This function may be invoked mid-event, such as via [inspect] (the inspector writes
-		// the events to a local config) or if an out-of-sync error happens in MP. In that case,
-		// it's possible for the currently running event is already disabled. That would happen
-		// if it's a first-time-only event; those are disabled before their actions are run. In
-		// that case, skip disabled events. If invoked from outside an event, however, there
-		// should be no disabled events in the list, so assert if one is found.
+		// Silently skip disabled events if this function is invoked mid-event, such as via
+		// [inspect] (the inspector writes the events to a local config) or if an out-of-sync
+		// error occurs in MP. If the event in question is first-time-only, it will already
+		// have been flagged as disabled by this point (such events are disabled before their
+		// actions are run). If a disabled event is encountered outside an event context,
+		// however, assert. That means something when wrong with event list cleanup.
 		if(eh->disabled() && is_event_running()) {
 			continue;
 		} else {