diff --git a/src/kem/kem.h b/src/kem/kem.h
index 0e579c047..36ae08dab 100644
--- a/src/kem/kem.h
+++ b/src/kem/kem.h
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ typedef struct OQS_KEM {
 	/** Whether the KEM offers IND-CCA security (TRUE) or IND-CPA security (FALSE). */
 	bool ind_cca;
 
-	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of public keys for this KEM. */
+	/** The length, in bytes, of public keys for this KEM. */
 	size_t length_public_key;
-	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of secret keys for this KEM. */
+	/** The length, in bytes, of secret keys for this KEM. */
 	size_t length_secret_key;
-	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of ciphertexts for this KEM. */
+	/** The length, in bytes, of ciphertexts for this KEM. */
 	size_t length_ciphertext;
-	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of shared secrets for this KEM. */
+	/** The length, in bytes, of shared secrets for this KEM. */
 	size_t length_shared_secret;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/sig/sig.h b/src/sig/sig.h
index 11db75f00..6e3c3951c 100644
--- a/src/sig/sig.h
+++ b/src/sig/sig.h
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ typedef struct OQS_SIG {
 	/** Whether the signature offers EUF-CMA security (TRUE) or not (FALSE). */
 	bool euf_cma;
 
-	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of public keys for this signature scheme. */
+	/** The length, in bytes, of public keys for this signature scheme. */
 	size_t length_public_key;
-	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of secret keys for this signature scheme. */
+	/** The length, in bytes, of secret keys for this signature scheme. */
 	size_t length_secret_key;
 	/** The (maximum) length, in bytes, of signatures for this signature scheme. */
 	size_t length_signature;