diff --git a/spacy/tests/conftest.py b/spacy/tests/conftest.py
index 05199c9c3..55166cc46 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/conftest.py
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ def text_file():
     return StringIO()
 
 
-# deprecated, to be replaced with more specific instances
+# only used for tests that require loading the models
+# in all other cases, use specific instances
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def EN():
     return English()
 
 
-# deprecated, to be replaced with more specific instances
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def DE():
     return German()