diff --git a/samples/tests/Mmake.common b/samples/tests/Mmake.common
index a922ced3d..3144fb08e 100644
--- a/samples/tests/Mmake.common
+++ b/samples/tests/Mmake.common
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Note: Mmake lets you override MCFLAGS for a particular file by setting
 # MCFLAGS-foo.  Similarly, you can override GRADEFLAGS for a particular
-# file by setting both GRADEFLAGS-foo and (for compiling the foo_init.c
-# file) GRADEFLAGS-foo_init.
+# file by setting both GRADEFLAGS-foo.
 #
 
 # override this with `mmake HAVE_NUPROLOG=yes'
diff --git a/tests/Mmake.common b/tests/Mmake.common
index db9e50425..7bbfeffc5 100644
--- a/tests/Mmake.common
+++ b/tests/Mmake.common
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Note: Mmake lets you override MCFLAGS for a particular file by setting
 # MCFLAGS-foo.  Similarly, you can override GRADEFLAGS for a particular
-# file by setting both GRADEFLAGS-foo and (for compiling the foo_init.c
-# file) GRADEFLAGS-foo_init.
+# file by setting both GRADEFLAGS-foo.
 #
 
 # override this with `mmake HAVE_NUPROLOG=yes'