diff --git a/library/ssl_misc.h b/library/ssl_misc.h
index fabb48bd8..c8de03609 100644
--- a/library/ssl_misc.h
+++ b/library/ssl_misc.h
@@ -441,18 +441,13 @@ size_t mbedtls_ssl_get_input_max_frag_len(const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl);
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RECORD_SIZE_LIMIT)
 /**
- * \brief          Return the RecordSizeLimit (in bytes) for
- *                 the output buffer. This is less than the value requested by the
- *                 peer (see RFC 8449), since it subtracts the space required for the
- *                 content type and padding of the TLSInnerPlaintext struct (RFC 8446).
- *                 Returns MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN if no limit was requested by the peer.
- *
- * \sa             mbedtls_ssl_get_max_out_record_payload()
- *                 ssl_compute_internal_record_size_limit()
+ * \brief    Get the size limit in bytes for the protected outgoing records
+ *           as defined in RFC 8449
  *
  * \param ssl      SSL context
  *
- * \return         Current record size limit for the output buffer.
+ * \return         The size limit in bytes for the protected outgoing
+ *                 records as defined in RFC 8449.
  */
 size_t mbedtls_ssl_get_output_record_size_limit(const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl);
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_RECORD_SIZE_LIMIT */