diff --git a/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.rs b/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.rs
index 899db191ae7..e7ae2ea1d5a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-// Given an anon const `a`: `{ N }` and some anon const `b` which references the
-// first anon const: `{ [1; a] }`. `b` should not have any generics as it is not
-// a simple `N` argument nor is it a repeat expr count.
+// Given a const argument `a`: `{ N }` and some const argument `b` which references the
+// first anon const like so: `{ [1; a] }`. The `b` anon const should not be allowed to use
+// any generic parameters as:
+// - The anon const is not a simple bare parameter, e.g. `N`
+// - The anon const is not the *length* of an array repeat expression, e.g. the `N` in `[1; N]`.
 //
-// On the other hand `b` *is* a repeat expr count and so it should inherit its
-// parents generics as part of the `const_evaluatable_unchecked` fcw (#76200).
+// On the other hand `a` *is* a const argument for the length of a repeat expression and
+// so it *should* inherit the generics declared on its parent definition. (This hack is
+// introduced for backwards compatibility and is tracked in #76200)
 //
-// In this specific case however `b`'s parent should be `a` and so it should wind
-// up not having any generics after all. If `a` were to inherit its generics from
-// the enclosing item then the reference to `a` from `b` would contain generic
-// parameters not usable by `b` which would cause us to ICE.
+// In this specific case `a`'s parent should be `b` which does not have any generics.
+// This means that even though `a` inherits generics from `b`, it still winds up not having
+// access to any generic parameters.  If `a` were to inherit its generics from the surrounding
+// function `foo` then the reference to `a` from `b` would contain generic parameters not usable
+// by `b` which would cause us to ICE.
 
 fn bar<const N: usize>() {}
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.stderr b/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.stderr
index 64548cc5a30..72a6e6977f5 100644
--- a/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/const-generics/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: generic parameters may not be used in const operations
-  --> $DIR/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.rs:16:17
+  --> $DIR/repeat_expr_hack_gives_right_generics.rs:20:17
    |
 LL |     bar::<{ [1; N] }>();
    |                 ^ cannot perform const operation using `N`