diff --git a/esphome/core/scheduler.h b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
index f187549fb2..c73bd55d5d 100644
--- a/esphome/core/scheduler.h
+++ b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ class Scheduler {
 
   // Helper to check if item is marked for removal (platform-specific)
   // Returns true if item should be skipped, handles platform-specific synchronization
-  // NOTE: For ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_NO_ATOMICS, caller must hold lock!
+  // For ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_NO_ATOMICS platforms, the caller must hold the scheduler lock before calling this
+  // function.
   bool is_item_removed_(SchedulerItem *item) const {
 #ifdef ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_ATOMICS
     // Multi-threaded with atomics: use atomic load for lock-free access
@@ -255,7 +256,8 @@ class Scheduler {
   }
 
   // Helper to mark item for removal (platform-specific)
-  // NOTE: For ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_NO_ATOMICS, caller must hold lock!
+  // For ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_NO_ATOMICS platforms, the caller must hold the scheduler lock before calling this
+  // function.
   void mark_item_removed_(SchedulerItem *item) {
 #ifdef ESPHOME_THREAD_MULTI_ATOMICS
     // Multi-threaded with atomics: use atomic store