diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index 514f7264c..2798b3872 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ ignore: [".*", "*~", "System Volume Information", "lost+found"]
 ignore_hidden: yes
 
 replace:
-    # Bad chars to _
+    # Replace bad characters with _
     # prohibited in many filesystem paths
     '[<>:\?\*\|]': _
     # double quotation mark "
-    "\"": _
-    # \ or /
+    '\"': _
+    # path separators: \ or /
     '[\\/]': _
     # starting and closing periods
     '^\.': _
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ replace:
     # control characters
     '[\x00-\x1f]': _
     # dash at the start of a filename (causes command line ambiguity)
-    # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16357/usage-of-dash-in-place-of-a-filename
     '^-': _
-    # Bad chars to nothing
+    # Replace bad characters with nothing
     # starting and closing whitespace
     '\s+$': ''
     '^\s+': ''