diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
index e7ec5b0437..6f864c1635 100644
--- a/environment.h
+++ b/environment.h
@@ -175,22 +175,15 @@ int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 			    const struct config_context *ctx, void *cb);
 
 /*
- * Getters for the `protect_hfs` and `protect_ntfs` fields of `struct repo_config_values`.
- * They check `repo->initialized` to prevent calling `repo_config_values()`
- * before the repository setup is fully complete or in non-git environments.
+ * Getters for configuration variables in `struct repo_config_values`.
+ * These functions require a non-NULL repository pointer and handle
+ * repositories that are not fully initialized by returning appropriate
+ * default values.
  */
 int repo_protect_hfs(struct repository *repo);
 int repo_protect_ntfs(struct repository *repo);
-
-/*
- * Getter for the `ignore_case` field of `struct repo_config_values`.
- * It checks `repo->initialized` to prevent calling repo_config_values()`
- * before the repository setup is fully complete or in non-git environments.
- */
 int repo_ignore_case(struct repository *repo);
-
 int repo_trust_executable_bit(struct repository *repo);
-
 int repo_has_symlinks(struct repository *repo);
 
 const char *repo_excludes_file(struct repository *repo);