diff --git a/lib/hash.h b/lib/hash.h
index f3b24f051b..91770d1813 100644
--- a/lib/hash.h
+++ b/lib/hash.h
@@ -235,9 +235,10 @@ extern void *hash_release(struct hash *hash, void *data);
 /*
  * Iterate over the elements in a hash table.
  *
- * It is safe to delete items passed to the iteration function from the hash
- * table during iteration. More than one item cannot be deleted during each
- * iteration. Please note that adding entries to the hash
+ * The passed in arg to the handler function is the only safe
+ * item to delete from the hash.
+ *
+ * Please note that adding entries to the hash
  * during the walk will cause undefined behavior in that some new entries
  * will be walked and some will not.  So do not do this.
  *
@@ -258,8 +259,10 @@ extern void hash_iterate(struct hash *hash,
 /*
  * Iterate over the elements in a hash table, stopping on condition.
  *
- * It is safe to delete items passed to the iteration function from the hash
- * table during iteration.  Please note that adding entries to the hash
+ * The passed in arg to the handler function is the only safe item
+ * to delete from the hash.
+ *
+ * Please note that adding entries to the hash
  * during the walk will cause undefined behavior in that some new entries
  * will be walked and some will not.  So do not do this.
  *