diff --git a/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.c b/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.c
index 931f65e710..5471f87b04 100644
--- a/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.c
+++ b/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  * The main thread informs the worker threads of pending work by using a
  * condition variable.  The workers inform the main process of completed work
- * by using an alert_sockets_t object, as implemented in compat_threads.c.
+ * by using an alert_sockets_t object, as implemented in net/alertsock.c.
  *
  * The main thread can also queue an "update" that will be handled by all the
  * workers.  This is useful for updating state that all the workers share.
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ reply_event_cb(evutil_socket_t sock, short events, void *arg)
     tp->reply_cb(tp);
 }
 
-/** Register the threadpool <b>tp</b>'s reply queue with the libevent
- * mainloop of <b>base</b>. If <b>tp</b> is provided, it is run after
+/** Register the threadpool <b>tp</b>'s reply queue with Tor's global
+ * libevent mainloop. If <b>cb</b> is provided, it is run after
  * each time there is work to process from the reply queue. Return 0 on
  * success, -1 on failure.
  */
diff --git a/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.h b/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.h
index da292d1f05..10d5d47464 100644
--- a/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.h
+++ b/src/lib/evloop/workqueue.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ replyqueue_t *threadpool_get_replyqueue(threadpool_t *tp);
 replyqueue_t *replyqueue_new(uint32_t alertsocks_flags);
 void replyqueue_process(replyqueue_t *queue);
 
-struct event_base;
 int threadpool_register_reply_event(threadpool_t *tp,
                                     void (*cb)(threadpool_t *tp));