diff --git a/src/api/client_server/room.rs b/src/api/client_server/room.rs
index 65b67d5d..28647fa0 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/room.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/room.rs
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
                 if custom_room_id_s.contains(':') {
                     return Err(Error::BadRequest(
                         ErrorKind::InvalidParam,
-                        "Custom room ID contained `:` which is not allowed.
-                    Please note that this expects a localpart, not the full room ID.",
+                        "Custom room ID contained `:` which is not allowed. Please note that this expects a localpart, not the full room ID.",
                     ));
                 } else if custom_room_id_s.contains(char::is_whitespace) {
                     return Err(Error::BadRequest(
@@ -144,8 +143,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(
                 if localpart.contains(':') {
                     return Err(Error::BadRequest(
                         ErrorKind::InvalidParam,
-                        "Room alias contained `:` which is not allowed.
-                    Please note that this expects a localpart, not the full room alias.",
+                        "Room alias contained `:` which is not allowed. Please note that this expects a localpart, not the full room alias.",
                     ));
                 } else if localpart.contains(char::is_whitespace) {
                     return Err(Error::BadRequest(
diff --git a/src/api/server_server.rs b/src/api/server_server.rs
index 54c02764..fafc52a6 100644
--- a/src/api/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/server_server.rs
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ where
         ));
     }
 
-    // rust's built in <Ipv4Addr> parsing does not consider things like octal addresses valid
-    // so we should check both just to be safe.
     if destination.is_ip_literal() || IPAddress::is_valid(destination.host()) {
         info!(
             "Destination {} is an IP literal, checking against IP range denylist.",
diff --git a/src/service/sending/mod.rs b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
index 3bf18aac..785c50fe 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
@@ -717,8 +717,6 @@ impl Service {
     where
         T: Debug,
     {
-        // rust's built in <Ipv4Addr> parsing does not consider things like octal addresses valid
-        // so we should check both just to be safe.
         if destination.is_ip_literal() || IPAddress::is_valid(destination.host()) {
             info!(
                 "Destination {} is an IP literal, checking against IP range denylist.",