diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
index b2f7050377..dde8199619 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
@@ -100,19 +100,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 		[Desc("Image that contains the trail animation.")]
 		public readonly string TrailImage = null;
 
-		[Desc("Smoke sequence name.")]
+		[Desc("Trail sequence name.")]
 		[SequenceReference("TrailImage")] public readonly string TrailSequence = "idle";
 
-		[Desc("Palette used to render the smoke sequence.")]
+		[Desc("Palette used to render the trail sequence.")]
 		[PaletteReference("TrailUsePlayerPalette")] public readonly string TrailPalette = "effect";
 
-		[Desc("Use the Player Palette to render the smoke sequence.")]
+		[Desc("Use the Player Palette to render the trail sequence.")]
 		public readonly bool TrailUsePlayerPalette = false;
 
-		[Desc("Interval in ticks between spawning smoke animation.")]
+		[Desc("Interval in ticks between spawning trail animation.")]
 		public readonly int TrailInterval = 2;
 
-		[Desc("Should smoke animation be spawned when the propulsion is not activated.")]
+		[Desc("Should trail animation be spawned when the propulsion is not activated.")]
 		public readonly bool TrailWhenDeactivated = false;
 
 		public readonly int ContrailLength = 0;
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 				shouldExplode = true;
 			}
 
-			// Create the smoke trail effect
+			// Create the sprite trail effect
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.TrailImage) && --ticksToNextSmoke < 0 && (state != States.Freefall || info.TrailWhenDeactivated))
 			{
 				world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new SpriteEffect(pos - 3 * move / 2, w, info.TrailImage, info.TrailSequence, trailPalette, false, false, renderFacing)));