diff --git a/cmd/gotosocial/runaction.go b/cmd/gotosocial/runaction.go
index dceb0a50d..c8af9ddbe 100644
--- a/cmd/gotosocial/runaction.go
+++ b/cmd/gotosocial/runaction.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func runAction(c *cli.Context, a cliactions.GTSAction) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error parsing config: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// create a logger with the log level, formatting, and output splitter already set
+	// initialize the global logger to the log level, with formatting and output splitter already set
 	err = log.Initialize(conf.LogLevel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating logger: %s", err)
diff --git a/internal/federation/federatingdb/db.go b/internal/federation/federatingdb/db.go
index 3a52cf345..039c70168 100644
--- a/internal/federation/federatingdb/db.go
+++ b/internal/federation/federatingdb/db.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type federatingDB struct {
 	typeConverter typeutils.TypeConverter
 }
 
-// New returns a DB interface using the given database, config, and logger.
+// New returns a DB interface using the given database and config
 func New(db db.DB, config *config.Config) DB {
 	fdb := federatingDB{
 		mutex:         sync.Mutex{},
diff --git a/internal/media/handler.go b/internal/media/handler.go
index 9f8182ff1..fb4ed307e 100644
--- a/internal/media/handler.go
+++ b/internal/media/handler.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ type mediaHandler struct {
 	storage *kv.KVStore
 }
 
-// New returns a new handler with the given config, db, storage, and logger
+// New returns a new handler with the given config, db, and storage
 func New(config *config.Config, database db.DB, storage *kv.KVStore) Handler {
 	return &mediaHandler{
 		config:  config,
diff --git a/internal/oidc/idp.go b/internal/oidc/idp.go
index d1d86122c..3032d15d5 100644
--- a/internal/oidc/idp.go
+++ b/internal/oidc/idp.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type idp struct {
 	oidcConf     *oidc.Config
 }
 
-// NewIDP returns a new IDP configured with the given config and logger.
+// NewIDP returns a new IDP configured with the given config.
 // If the passed config contains a nil value for the OIDCConfig, or OIDCConfig.Enabled
 // is set to false, then nil, nil will be returned. If OIDCConfig.Enabled is true,
 // then the other OIDC config fields must also be set.
diff --git a/internal/processing/processor.go b/internal/processing/processor.go
index a63ec6633..5732ad092 100644
--- a/internal/processing/processor.go
+++ b/internal/processing/processor.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ type processor struct {
 	mediaProcessor     mediaProcessor.Processor
 }
 
-// NewProcessor returns a new Processor that uses the given federator and logger
+// NewProcessor returns a new Processor that uses the given federator
 func NewProcessor(config *config.Config, tc typeutils.TypeConverter, federator federation.Federator, oauthServer oauth.Server, mediaHandler media.Handler, storage *kv.KVStore, timelineManager timeline.Manager, db db.DB) Processor {
 	fromClientAPI := make(chan messages.FromClientAPI, 1000)
 	fromFederator := make(chan messages.FromFederator, 1000)
diff --git a/internal/router/router.go b/internal/router/router.go
index ce91cbe5c..130832f74 100644
--- a/internal/router/router.go
+++ b/internal/router/router.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (r *router) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return r.srv.Shutdown(ctx)
 }
 
-// New returns a new Router with the specified configuration, using the given logrus logger.
+// New returns a new Router with the specified configuration.
 //
 // The given DB is only used in the New function for parsing config values, and is not otherwise
 // pinned to the router.
diff --git a/internal/trans/exporter.go b/internal/trans/exporter.go
index 5e2273cf6..d6d5678d0 100644
--- a/internal/trans/exporter.go
+++ b/internal/trans/exporter.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type exporter struct {
 	writtenIDs map[string]bool
 }
 
-// NewExporter returns a new Exporter that will use the given db and logger.
+// NewExporter returns a new Exporter that will use the given db.
 func NewExporter(db db.DB) Exporter {
 	return &exporter{
 		db:         db,
diff --git a/internal/trans/importer.go b/internal/trans/importer.go
index 7bce4a29c..81029a098 100644
--- a/internal/trans/importer.go
+++ b/internal/trans/importer.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type importer struct {
 	db  db.DB
 }
 
-// NewImporter returns a new Importer interface that uses the given db and logger.
+// NewImporter returns a new Importer interface that uses the given db.
 func NewImporter(db db.DB) Importer {
 	return &importer{
 		db:  db,
diff --git a/internal/visibility/filter.go b/internal/visibility/filter.go
index 18c7c988e..b5f49c831 100644
--- a/internal/visibility/filter.go
+++ b/internal/visibility/filter.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type filter struct {
 	db  db.DB
 }
 
-// NewFilter returns a new Filter interface that will use the provided database and logger.
+// NewFilter returns a new Filter interface that will use the provided database.
 func NewFilter(db db.DB) Filter {
 	return &filter{
 		db:  db,
diff --git a/testrig/mediahandler.go b/testrig/mediahandler.go
index 922f9a12c..9ff8179c0 100644
--- a/testrig/mediahandler.go
+++ b/testrig/mediahandler.go
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/media"
 )
 
-// NewTestMediaHandler returns a media handler with the default test config, the default test logger,
-// and the given db and storage.
+// NewTestMediaHandler returns a media handler with the default test config, and the given db and storage.
 func NewTestMediaHandler(db db.DB, storage *kv.KVStore) media.Handler {
 	return media.New(NewTestConfig(), db, storage)
 }
diff --git a/testrig/oauthserver.go b/testrig/oauthserver.go
index efa68e226..3148e2790 100644
--- a/testrig/oauthserver.go
+++ b/testrig/oauthserver.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
-// NewTestOauthServer returns an oauth server with the given db, and the default test logger.
+// NewTestOauthServer returns an oauth server with the given db
 func NewTestOauthServer(db db.DB) oauth.Server {
 	return oauth.New(context.Background(), db)
 }