diff --git a/esphome/core/scheduler.h b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
index a83d2f32a2c..2750a6ae32e 100644
--- a/esphome/core/scheduler.h
+++ b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Scheduler {
 
     // Bit-packed fields (4 bits used, 4 bits padding in 1 byte)
     enum Type : uint8_t { TIMEOUT, INTERVAL } type : 1;
-    NameType name_type_ : 2;  // Discriminator for name_ union (STATIC_STRING, HASHED_STRING, NUMERIC_ID)
+    NameType name_type_ : 2;  // Discriminator for name_ union (0–3, see NameType enum)
     bool is_retry : 1;        // True if this is a retry timeout
                               // 4 bits padding
 #else
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Scheduler {
     // Bit-packed fields (5 bits used, 3 bits padding in 1 byte)
     enum Type : uint8_t { TIMEOUT, INTERVAL } type : 1;
     bool remove : 1;
-    NameType name_type_ : 2;  // Discriminator for name_ union (STATIC_STRING, HASHED_STRING, NUMERIC_ID)
+    NameType name_type_ : 2;  // Discriminator for name_ union (0–3, see NameType enum)
     bool is_retry : 1;        // True if this is a retry timeout
                               // 3 bits padding
 #endif