diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/extended_descriptions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/extended_descriptions_controller.rb
index 73d2248117..db3d082f61 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/extended_descriptions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/extended_descriptions_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Api::V1::Instances::ExtendedDescriptionsController < Api::V1::Instances::B
 
   before_action :set_extended_description
 
-  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in whitelist mode
+  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in limited federation mode
   def current_user
     super if limited_federation_mode?
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/peers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/peers_controller.rb
index 83116472bb..fac763b405 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/peers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/peers_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Api::V1::Instances::PeersController < Api::V1::Instances::BaseController
 
   skip_around_action :set_locale
 
-  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in whitelist mode
+  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in limited federation mode
   def current_user
     super if limited_federation_mode?
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/rules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/rules_controller.rb
index d240d72464..3930eec0dd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/rules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances/rules_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Api::V1::Instances::RulesController < Api::V1::Instances::BaseController
 
   before_action :set_rules
 
-  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in whitelist mode
+  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in limited federation mode
   def current_user
     super if limited_federation_mode?
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances_controller.rb
index df4a14af15..49da75ed28 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/instances_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/instances_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Api::V1::InstancesController < Api::BaseController
 
   vary_by ''
 
-  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in whitelist mode
+  # Override `current_user` to avoid reading session cookies unless in limited federation mode
   def current_user
     super if limited_federation_mode?
   end