diff --git a/lib/wsapi/stage_email.js b/lib/wsapi/stage_email.js
index 9ad39e994ae716a7dc4d2bf312c6e902c7eaa38d..6f4ede8f64af6c97b2036a854eaba33d9128eda6 100644
--- a/lib/wsapi/stage_email.js
+++ b/lib/wsapi/stage_email.js
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ email = require('../email.js'),
 sanitize = require('../sanitize'),
 config = require('../configuration');
 
-/* First half of account creation.  Stages a user account for creation.
- * this involves creating a secret url that must be delivered to the
- * user via their claimed email address.  Upon timeout expiry OR clickthrough
- * the staged user account transitions to a valid user account
- */
+/* Stage an email for addition to a user's account.  Causes email to be sent. */
 
 exports.method = 'post';
 exports.writes_db = true;