diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index baddb84be6..945d39876c 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1223,8 +1223,15 @@ void InitScriptExecutionCache() {
 
 /**
  * Check whether all inputs of this transaction are valid (no double spends, scripts & sigs, amounts)
- * This does not modify the UTXO set. If pvChecks is not NULL, script checks are pushed onto it
- * instead of being performed inline.
+ * This does not modify the UTXO set.
+ *
+ * If pvChecks is not NULL, script checks are pushed onto it instead of being performed inline. Any
+ * script checks which are not necessary (eg due to script execution cache hits) are, obviously,
+ * not pushed onto pvChecks/run.
+ *
+ * Setting cacheSigStore/cacheFullScriptStore to false will remove elements from the corresponding cache
+ * which are matched. This is useful for checking blocks where we will likely never need the cache
+ * entry again.
  */
 static bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &inputs, bool fScriptChecks, unsigned int flags, bool cacheSigStore, bool cacheFullScriptStore, PrecomputedTransactionData& txdata, std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks)
 {