diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-default.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-default.ftl
index 0d42bb0e2..5ae9359f1 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-default.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-default.ftl
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
 
-<#-- Default object property statement template -->
+<#-- Default object property statement template. 
+    
+     This template must be self-contained and not rely on other variables set for the individual page, because it
+     is also used to generate the property statement during a deletion.  
+ -->
 
 <a href="${profileUrl(statement.object)}">${statement.name!}</a> ${statement.moniker!} 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-vitroLink.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-vitroLink.ftl
index 51e785bfd..ddae44715 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-vitroLink.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/propStatement-vitroLink.ftl
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
 
-<#-- Template for vitro:primaryLink and vitro:additionalLink -->
+<#-- Template for vitro:primaryLink and vitro:additionalLink. 
+    
+     This template must be self-contained and not rely on other variables set for the individual page, because it
+     is also used to generate the property statement during a deletion.  
+ -->
 
 <#assign linkText>
     <#if statement.anchor??>${statement.anchor}