diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/package_url.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/package_url.go
index 355f580e6..e47e9a7e6 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/package_url.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/package_url.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func packageURL(name, version string, metadata pkg.JavaArchive) string {
 	return pURL.ToString()
 }
 
-// GroupIDFromJavaPackage returns the authoritative group ID for a Java package.
+// groupIDFromJavaMetadata returns the authoritative group ID for a Java package.
 // The order of precedence is:
 // 1. The group ID from the POM properties
 // 2. The group ID from the POM project
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg.go
index 441904333..eafda02b2 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func parseWheelOrEgg(_ context.Context, resolver file.Resolver, _ *generic.Envir
 	return pkgs, nil, nil
 }
 
-// fetchRecordFiles finds a corresponding installed-files.txt file for the given python package metadata file and returns the set of file records contained.
+// fetchInstalledFiles finds a corresponding installed-files.txt file for the given python package metadata file and returns the set of file records contained.
 func fetchInstalledFiles(resolver file.Resolver, metadataLocation file.Location, sitePackagesRootPath string) (files []pkg.PythonFileRecord, sources []file.Location, err error) {
 	// we've been given a file reference to a specific wheel METADATA file. note: this may be for a directory
 	// or for an image... for an image the METADATA file may be present within multiple layers, so it is important
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go
index 8616dd9a9..98ba36307 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_record.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
 )
 
-// parseWheelOrEggMetadata takes a Python Egg or Wheel (which share the same format and values for our purposes),
+// parseWheelOrEggRecord takes a Python Egg or Wheel (which share the same format and values for our purposes),
 // returning all Python packages listed.
 func parseWheelOrEggRecord(reader io.Reader) []pkg.PythonFileRecord {
 	var records []pkg.PythonFileRecord