diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/ABoxUpdater.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/ABoxUpdater.java
index 62f48f47c..a10be0c6b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/ABoxUpdater.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/ABoxUpdater.java
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ public class ABoxUpdater {
 		   }
 		   
 		   if (count > 0) {
-			   //logger.log("Removed " + count + "  subject reference" + ((count > 1) ? "s" : "") + " to the "  + deletedClass.getURI() + " class");
 			   logger.log(count + "  subject reference" + ((count > 1) ? "s" : "") + " to the "  + deletedClass.getURI() + " class " + ((count > 1) ? "were" : "was") + " removed.");
 		   }
 		} finally {
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ public class ABoxUpdater {
 		   
 		   //log summary of changes
 		   if (count > 0) {
-			   logger.log("Removed " + count + " instance" + ((count > 1) ? "s" : "") + " of the "  + deletedClass.getURI() + " class.");
+			   logger.log(count + "  instance" + ((count > 1) ? "s" : "") + " of the "  + deletedClass.getURI() + " class " + ((count > 1) ? "were" : "was") + " removed.");
 		   }
 		   
 		   aboxModel.remove(retractions);
@@ -421,7 +420,7 @@ public class ABoxUpdater {
 		   
 		   //log summary of changes
 		   if (count > 0) {
-			   logger.log("Removed " + count + " object reference" + ((count > 1) ? "s" : "") + " to the "  + deletedClass.getURI() + " class.");
+			   logger.log(count + "  object reference" + ((count > 1) ? "s" : "") + " of the "  + deletedClass.getURI() + " class " + ((count > 1) ? "were" : "was") + " removed.");
 		   }
 
 		   aboxModel.remove(retractions);
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/TBoxUpdater.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/TBoxUpdater.java
index 06ccb3610..517bff341 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/TBoxUpdater.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/ontology/update/TBoxUpdater.java
@@ -397,17 +397,17 @@ public void removeObsoleteAnnotations() throws IOException {
 	    
         if (siteModel.contains(subj1, inClassGroupProp, obj1) ) {
         	retractions.add(subj1, inClassGroupProp, obj1);
-        	logger.log("Removed statement " + ABoxUpdater.stmtString(subj1, inClassGroupProp, obj1) + " from the knowledge base.");
+        	logger.log("Removed statement " + ABoxUpdater.stmtString(subj1, inClassGroupProp, obj1) + " from the knowledge base (assumed to be obsolete).");
         }
 
         if (siteModel.contains(subj2, inPropertyGroupProp, obj2) ) {
         	retractions.add(subj2, inPropertyGroupProp, obj2);
-        	logger.log("Removed statement " + ABoxUpdater.stmtString(subj2, inPropertyGroupProp, obj2) + " from the knowledge base.");
+        	logger.log("Removed statement " + ABoxUpdater.stmtString(subj2, inPropertyGroupProp, obj2) + " from the knowledge base (assumed to be obsolete).");
         }
 
         if (siteModel.contains(subj3, inPropertyGroupProp, obj3) ) {
         	retractions.add(subj3, inPropertyGroupProp, obj3);
-        	logger.log("Removed statement " + ABoxUpdater.stmtString(subj3, inPropertyGroupProp, obj3) + " from the knowledge base.");
+        	logger.log("Removed statement " + ABoxUpdater.stmtString(subj3, inPropertyGroupProp, obj3) + " from the knowledge base (assumed to be obsolete).");
         }
     	
 		if (retractions.size() > 0) {