diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageTk.py b/src/PIL/ImageTk.py
index bf29fdba54c..18f96702afb 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageTk.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageTk.py
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ def _pyimagingtkcall(
 ) -> None:
     tk = photo.tk
     try:
-        tk.call(command, photo, repr(ptr))
+        tk.call(command, photo, ptr)
     except tkinter.TclError:
         # activate Tkinter hook
         # may raise an error if it cannot attach to Tkinter
         from . import _imagingtk
 
         _imagingtk.tkinit(tk.interpaddr())
-        tk.call(command, photo, repr(ptr))
+        tk.call(command, photo, ptr)
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Tk/tkImaging.c b/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
index a36c3e0bdc4..12a59db3941 100644
--- a/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
+++ b/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ ImagingFind(const char *name) {
     const char *expected = "capsule object \"" IMAGING_MAGIC "\" at 0x";
 
     if (name[0] == '<') {
+        // Unless PyPy is in use, the PyCapsule is converted to a string representation
         name++;
     } else {
-        // Special case for PyPy, where the string representation of a Capsule
-        // refers directly to the pointer itself, not to the PyCapsule object.
         direct_pointer = 1;
     }