diff --git a/tests/test_copy_move.cpp b/tests/test_copy_move.cpp
index 9ac4d98d7..b163406a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_copy_move.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_copy_move.cpp
@@ -193,11 +193,9 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(copy_move_policies, m) {
 
     // test_move_and_copy_loads
     m.def("move_only", [](MoveOnlyInt m) { return m.value; });
-    // Changing this breaks the existing test: needs careful review.
-    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-value-param)
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-value-param): we want to test copying
     m.def("move_or_copy", [](MoveOrCopyInt m) { return m.value; });
-    // Changing this breaks the existing test: needs careful review.
-    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-value-param)
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(performance-unnecessary-value-param): we want to test copying
     m.def("copy_only", [](CopyOnlyInt m) { return m.value; });
     m.def("move_pair",
           [](std::pair<MoveOnlyInt, MoveOrCopyInt> p) { return p.first.value + p.second.value; });