diff --git a/src/net_processing.h b/src/net_processing.h
index 48668ffe5f9292..c179b89ebe04a2 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.h
+++ b/src/net_processing.h
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ class PeerManager final : public CValidationInterface, public NetEventsInterface
 
 private:
     /** Get a shared pointer to the Peer object.
-     *  May return nullptr if the Peer object can't be found. */
+     *  May return an empty shared_ptr if the Peer object can't be found. */
     PeerRef GetPeerRef(NodeId id) const;
 
     /** Get a shared pointer to the Peer object and remove it from m_peer_map.
-     *  May return nullptr if the Peer object can't be found. */
+     *  May return an empty shared_ptr if the Peer object can't be found. */
     PeerRef RemovePeer(NodeId id);
 
     /**