diff --git a/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/hash.go b/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/hash.go
index 8447dc39b78..c4971d8f6c7 100644
--- a/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/hash.go
+++ b/cmd/query/app/querysvc/adjuster/hash.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ var _ Adjuster = (*SpanHashDeduper)(nil)
 
 // SpanHash creates an adjuster that deduplicates spans by removing all but one span
 // with the same hash code. This is particularly useful for scenarios where spans
-// may be duplicated during archival, such as with ElasticSearch archival systems.
+// may be duplicated during archival, such as with ElasticSearch archival.
 //
 // The hash code is generated by serializing the span into protobuf bytes and applying
-// a hashing function to the serialized data.
+// the FNV hashing algorithm to the serialized data.
 //
 // To ensure consistent hash codes, this adjuster should be executed after
 // SortAttributesAndEvents, which normalizes the order of collections within the span.