diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Taint.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Taint.cpp
index 4edb671753bf4..6362c82b009d7 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Taint.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Taint.cpp
@@ -216,21 +216,17 @@ std::vector<SymbolRef> taint::getTaintedSymbolsImpl(ProgramStateRef State,
   std::vector<SymbolRef> TaintedSymbols;
   if (!Reg)
     return TaintedSymbols;
-  // Element region (array element) is tainted if either the base or the offset
-  // are tainted.
+
+  // Element region (array element) is tainted if the offset is tainted.
   if (const ElementRegion *ER = dyn_cast<ElementRegion>(Reg)) {
     std::vector<SymbolRef> TaintedIndex =
         getTaintedSymbolsImpl(State, ER->getIndex(), K, returnFirstOnly);
     llvm::append_range(TaintedSymbols, TaintedIndex);
     if (returnFirstOnly && !TaintedSymbols.empty())
       return TaintedSymbols; // return early if needed
-    std::vector<SymbolRef> TaintedSuperRegion =
-        getTaintedSymbolsImpl(State, ER->getSuperRegion(), K, returnFirstOnly);
-    llvm::append_range(TaintedSymbols, TaintedSuperRegion);
-    if (returnFirstOnly && !TaintedSymbols.empty())
-      return TaintedSymbols; // return early if needed
   }
 
+  // Symbolic region is tainted if the corresponding symbol is tainted.
   if (const SymbolicRegion *SR = dyn_cast<SymbolicRegion>(Reg)) {
     std::vector<SymbolRef> TaintedRegions =
         getTaintedSymbolsImpl(State, SR->getSymbol(), K, returnFirstOnly);
@@ -239,6 +235,8 @@ std::vector<SymbolRef> taint::getTaintedSymbolsImpl(ProgramStateRef State,
       return TaintedSymbols; // return early if needed
   }
 
+  // Any subregion (including Element and Symbolic regions) is tainted if its
+  // super-region is tainted.
   if (const SubRegion *ER = dyn_cast<SubRegion>(Reg)) {
     std::vector<SymbolRef> TaintedSubRegions =
         getTaintedSymbolsImpl(State, ER->getSuperRegion(), K, returnFirstOnly);
@@ -318,4 +316,4 @@ std::vector<SymbolRef> taint::getTaintedSymbolsImpl(ProgramStateRef State,
     }
   }
   return TaintedSymbols;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}