diff --git a/docs/custom-annotations.md b/docs/custom-annotations.md
index f23523561f..2e40fb65a4 100644
--- a/docs/custom-annotations.md
+++ b/docs/custom-annotations.md
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ Helper functions can be used in the Ingress template to parse the values of cust
 
 | Function | Input Arguments| Return Arguments | Description |
 | -------- | -------------- | ---------------- | ----------- |
-| `split` | s, sep string | []string | Splits the string s into a slice of strings separated by the sep. |
-| `trim` | s string | string | Trims the trailing and leading whitespace from the string s. |
+| `split` | `s, sep string` | `[]string` | Splits the string `s` into a slice of strings separated by the `sep`. |
+| `trim` | `s string` | `string` | Trims the trailing and leading whitespace from the string `s`. |
 
 Consider the following custom annotation `custom.nginx.org/allowed-ips`, which expects a comma-separated list of IP addresses:
 ```
diff --git a/internal/configs/version1/template_helper.go b/internal/configs/version1/template_helper.go
index cce493e2bb..c2b09f5c61 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version1/template_helper.go
+++ b/internal/configs/version1/template_helper.go
@@ -5,17 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 )
 
-// splitinput splits the input from "," and returns an array of strings
-func splitinput(s string, delim string) []string {
+func split(s string, delim string) []string {
 	return strings.Split(s, delim)
 }
 
-// triminput trims the leading and trailing spaces in the string
-func triminput(s string) string {
+func trim(s string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(s)
 }
 
 var helperFunctions = template.FuncMap{
-	"split": splitinput, //returns array of strings
-	"trim":  triminput,  //returns string with trimmed leading and trailing spaces
+	"split": split,
+	"trim":  trim,
 }
diff --git a/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go b/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go
index 62340ab6d5..8a863dcc7c 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go
+++ b/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ func TestSplitHelperFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "foo bar "
 
 	err = tmpl.Execute(&buf, input)
-	t.Log(buf.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to execute the template %v", err)
 	}
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ func TestTrimHelperFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "foobar"
 
 	err = tmpl.Execute(&buf, input)
-	t.Log(buf.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to execute the template %v", err)
 	}