diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/ProviderManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/ProviderManager.java
index d90bfe5bad4..1fceefc97d5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/ProviderManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/ProviderManager.java
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ public Authentication authenticate(Authentication authentication) throws Authent
 				prepareException(ex, authentication);
 				logger.debug(LogMessage.format("Authentication service failed internally for user '%s'",
 						authentication.getName()), ex);
-				// SEC-546: Avoid polling additional providers if auth failure is due to
-				// invalid account status
+                // Avoid polling additional providers after an internal authentication service failure
 				throw ex;
 			}
 			catch (AuthenticationException ex) {