diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 5f454a5ec..869ba9669 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1369,9 +1369,8 @@
         return 'Error: No text entered.';
       }
       /*
-          captchas expire after 5 hours (couldn't find an official source, so
-          anonymous empirically verified). cutoff 5 minutes before then, b/c posting
-          takes time.
+          captchas expire after 5 hours (emperically verified). cutoff 5 minutes
+          before then, b/c posting takes time.
           */
       cutoff = Date.now() - 5 * HOUR + 5 * MINUTE;
       captchas = $.get('captchas', []);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 3d0206baf..4e0ffd92d 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1115,9 +1115,8 @@ qr =
     return 'Error: No text entered.' unless content
 
     ###
-    captchas expire after 5 hours (couldn't find an official source, so
-    anonymous empirically verified). cutoff 5 minutes before then, b/c posting
-    takes time.
+    captchas expire after 5 hours (emperically verified). cutoff 5 minutes
+    before then, b/c posting takes time.
     ###
 
     cutoff = Date.now() - 5*HOUR + 5*MINUTE