diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c96300d..1927e93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ On first startup, webhooker automatically generates a cryptographically
 secure session encryption key and stores it in the database. This key
 persists across restarts — no manual key management is needed.
 
-On first startup in development mode, webhooker creates an `admin` user
+On first startup, webhooker creates an `admin` user
 with a randomly generated password and logs it to stdout. This password
 is only displayed once.
 
diff --git a/internal/delivery/engine.go b/internal/delivery/engine.go
index ca254f1..4a4a1a6 100644
--- a/internal/delivery/engine.go
+++ b/internal/delivery/engine.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type Notifier interface {
 	Notify(tasks []DeliveryTask)
 }
 
-// HTTPTargetConfig holds configuration for http and retry target types.
+// HTTPTargetConfig holds configuration for http target types.
 type HTTPTargetConfig struct {
 	URL     string            `json:"url"`
 	Headers map[string]string `json:"headers,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/delivery/engine_test.go b/internal/delivery/engine_test.go
index 279629d..3e5c481 100644
--- a/internal/delivery/engine_test.go
+++ b/internal/delivery/engine_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func testEngine(t *testing.T, workers int) *Engine {
 	}
 }
 
-// newHTTPTargetConfig returns a JSON config for an HTTP/retry target
+// newHTTPTargetConfig returns a JSON config for an HTTP target
 // pointing at the given URL.
 func newHTTPTargetConfig(url string) string {
 	cfg := HTTPTargetConfig{URL: url}