diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalMixRotatedLayer.cc b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalMixRotatedLayer.cc
index 0cb5d8fbfc518..cf29dc54c786e 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalMixRotatedLayer.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalMixRotatedLayer.cc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DDHGCalMixRotatedLayer : public DDAlgorithm {
   std::vector<double> layerThickTop_;     // Thickness of the top sections
   std::vector<int> layerTypeTop_;         // Type of the Top layer
   std::vector<int> copyNumberTop_;        // Initial copy numbers (top section)
-  std::vector<int> layerOrient_;          // Layer type of silicon layers
+  std::vector<int> layerOrient_;          // Layer orientation for the silicon component
   std::vector<int> waferIndex_;           // Wafer index for the types
   std::vector<int> waferProperty_;        // Wafer property
   std::vector<int> waferLayerStart_;      // Start index of wafers in each layer
diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc
index fc7ef369621b2..b29306b025a62 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule : public DDAlgorithm {
   std::vector<double> slopeT_;          // Slopes at the larger R
   std::vector<double> zFrontT_;         // Starting Z values for the slopes
   std::vector<double> rMaxFront_;       // Corresponding rMax's
-  std::vector<int> layerOrient_;        // Layer type (Centering, rotations..)
+  std::vector<int> layerOrient_;        // Layer orientation (Centering, rotations..)
   std::vector<int> waferIndex_;         // Wafer index for the types
   std::vector<int> waferProperty_;      // Wafer property
   std::vector<int> waferLayerStart_;    // Index of wafers in each layer
diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/dd4hep/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/dd4hep/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc
index 2743ca2f78a9b..57105c1c39905 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/dd4hep/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/plugins/dd4hep/DDHGCalSiliconRotatedModule.cc
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ struct HGCalSiliconRotatedModule {
   std::vector<double> slopeT_;          // Slopes at the larger R
   std::vector<double> zFrontT_;         // Starting Z values for the slopes
   std::vector<double> rMaxFront_;       // Corresponding rMax's
-  std::vector<int> layerOrient_;        // Layer type (Centering, rotations..)
+  std::vector<int> layerOrient_;        // Layer orientation (Centering, rotations..)
   std::vector<int> waferIndex_;         // Wafer index for the types
   std::vector<int> waferProperty_;      // Wafer property
   std::vector<int> waferLayerStart_;    // Index of wafers in each layer