diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
index 47e088a09e6..3b19b2323dd 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloud.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ type Instances interface {
 	// On most clouds (e.g. GCE) this is the hostname, so we provide the hostname
 	CurrentNodeName(hostname string) (types.NodeName, error)
 	// InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance for the given provider id still is running.
-	// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+	// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 	InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
index a2132f531a3..999f056b0c3 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ func (c *Cloud) ExternalID(nodeName types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (c *Cloud) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go
index b2d5a9785c4..85e7f6acd1c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ExternalID(name types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (az *Cloud) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/fake/fake.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/fake/fake.go
index 78deba48268..8de9fa75018 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/fake/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/fake/fake.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (f *FakeCloud) InstanceTypeByProviderID(providerID string) (string, error)
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (f *FakeCloud) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	f.addCall("instance-exists-by-provider-id")
 	return f.ExistsByProviderID, f.ErrByProviderID
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go
index 0687dfa5279..d17a91bd8e9 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) ExternalID(nodeName types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (gce *GCECloud) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go
index 6f817637940..7a7574a968a 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (i *Instances) ExternalID(name types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (i *Instances) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/ovirt/ovirt.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/ovirt/ovirt.go
index 96eed8d9a29..d2559794126 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/ovirt/ovirt.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/ovirt/ovirt.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (v *OVirtCloud) ExternalID(nodeName types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (v *OVirtCloud) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/photon/photon.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/photon/photon.go
index 9612f1b463d..f3a6f4f0f14 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/photon/photon.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/photon/photon.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (pc *PCCloud) ExternalID(nodeName k8stypes.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (pc *PCCloud) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/rackspace/rackspace.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/rackspace/rackspace.go
index e5a84cbc831..e0648582886 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/rackspace/rackspace.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/rackspace/rackspace.go
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func (i *Instances) ExternalID(nodeName types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (i *Instances) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
index 2407d569331..3f0e6658210 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (vs *VSphere) ExternalID(nodeName k8stypes.NodeName) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InstanceExistsByProviderID returns true if the instance with the given provider id still exists and is running.
-// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted.
+// If false is returned with no error, the instance will be immediately deleted by the cloud controller manager.
 func (vs *VSphere) InstanceExistsByProviderID(providerID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("unimplemented")
 }