diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/AbstractFilterRegistrationBean.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/AbstractFilterRegistrationBean.java
index 563e2468b9c..9abb58a96f4 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/AbstractFilterRegistrationBean.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/AbstractFilterRegistrationBean.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ abstract class AbstractFilterRegistrationBean extends RegistrationBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return a mutable collection of URL patterns that the filter will be registered
-	 * against.
+	 * Return a mutable collection of URL patterns, as defined in the Servlet
+	 * specification, that the filter will be registered against.
 	 * @return the URL patterns
 	 */
 	public Collection<String> getUrlPatterns() {
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ abstract class AbstractFilterRegistrationBean extends RegistrationBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Add URL patterns that the filter will be registered against.
+	 * Add URL patterns, as defined in the Servlet specification, that the filter will be
+	 * registered against.
 	 * @param urlPatterns the URL patterns
 	 */
 	public void addUrlPatterns(String... urlPatterns) {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/ServletRegistrationBean.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/ServletRegistrationBean.java
index 4da9bcceeca..840d4e0ae21 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/ServletRegistrationBean.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/ServletRegistrationBean.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ public class ServletRegistrationBean extends RegistrationBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return a mutable collection of the URL mappings for the servlet.
+	 * Return a mutable collection of the URL mappings, as defined in the Servlet
+	 * specification, for the servlet.
 	 * @return the urlMappings
 	 */
 	public Collection<String> getUrlMappings() {
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ public class ServletRegistrationBean extends RegistrationBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Add URL mappings for the servlet.
+	 * Add URL mappings, as defined in the Servlet specification, for the servlet.
 	 * @param urlMappings the mappings to add
 	 * @see #setUrlMappings(Collection)
 	 */