diff --git a/cpp/QrCode.cpp b/cpp/QrCode.cpp
index bca9b3e..8b68b07 100644
--- a/cpp/QrCode.cpp
+++ b/cpp/QrCode.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ std::string qrcodegen::QrCode::toSvgString(int border) const {
 
 
 void qrcodegen::QrCode::drawFunctionPatterns() {
-	// Draw the horizontal and vertical timing patterns
+	// Draw horizontal and vertical timing patterns
 	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		setFunctionModule(6, i, i % 2 == 0);
 		setFunctionModule(i, 6, i % 2 == 0);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void qrcodegen::QrCode::drawFunctionPatterns() {
 	drawFinderPattern(size - 4, 3);
 	drawFinderPattern(3, size - 4);
 	
-	// Draw the numerous alignment patterns
+	// Draw numerous alignment patterns
 	const std::vector<int> alignPatPos(getAlignmentPatternPositions(version));
 	int numAlign = alignPatPos.size();
 	for (int i = 0; i < numAlign; i++) {
diff --git a/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/QrCode.java b/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/QrCode.java
index fafd225..5cdb34c 100644
--- a/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/QrCode.java
+++ b/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/QrCode.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public final class QrCode {
 	/*---- Private helper methods for constructor: Drawing function modules ----*/
 	
 	private void drawFunctionPatterns() {
-		// Draw the horizontal and vertical timing patterns
+		// Draw horizontal and vertical timing patterns
 		for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 			setFunctionModule(6, i, i % 2 == 0);
 			setFunctionModule(i, 6, i % 2 == 0);
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public final class QrCode {
 		drawFinderPattern(size - 4, 3);
 		drawFinderPattern(3, size - 4);
 		
-		// Draw the numerous alignment patterns
+		// Draw numerous alignment patterns
 		int[] alignPatPos = getAlignmentPatternPositions(version);
 		int numAlign = alignPatPos.length;
 		for (int i = 0; i < numAlign; i++) {
diff --git a/javascript/qrcodegen.js b/javascript/qrcodegen.js
index 73c67b0..71a885e 100644
--- a/javascript/qrcodegen.js
+++ b/javascript/qrcodegen.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ var qrcodegen = new function() {
 		/*---- Private helper methods for constructor: Drawing function modules ----*/
 		
 		function drawFunctionPatterns() {
-			// Draw the horizontal and vertical timing patterns
+			// Draw horizontal and vertical timing patterns
 			for (var i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 				setFunctionModule(6, i, i % 2 == 0);
 				setFunctionModule(i, 6, i % 2 == 0);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ var qrcodegen = new function() {
 			drawFinderPattern(size - 4, 3);
 			drawFinderPattern(3, size - 4);
 			
-			// Draw the numerous alignment patterns
+			// Draw numerous alignment patterns
 			var alignPatPos = QrCode.getAlignmentPatternPositions(version);
 			var numAlign = alignPatPos.length;
 			for (var i = 0; i < numAlign; i++) {
diff --git a/python/qrcodegen.py b/python/qrcodegen.py
index be72451..b8365d8 100644
--- a/python/qrcodegen.py
+++ b/python/qrcodegen.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class QrCode(object):
 	# ---- Private helper methods for constructor: Drawing function modules ----
 	
 	def _draw_function_patterns(self):
-		# Draw the horizontal and vertical timing patterns
+		# Draw horizontal and vertical timing patterns
 		for i in range(self._size):
 			self._set_function_module(6, i, i % 2 == 0)
 			self._set_function_module(i, 6, i % 2 == 0)
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class QrCode(object):
 		self._draw_finder_pattern(self._size - 4, 3)
 		self._draw_finder_pattern(3, self._size - 4)
 		
-		# Draw the numerous alignment patterns
+		# Draw numerous alignment patterns
 		alignpatpos = QrCode._get_alignment_pattern_positions(self._version)
 		numalign = len(alignpatpos)
 		skips = ((0, 0), (0, numalign - 1), (numalign - 1, 0))  # Skip the three finder corners