diff --git a/src/log/slog/json_handler.go b/src/log/slog/json_handler.go
index da3eae1a8e..f139c54139 100644
--- a/src/log/slog/json_handler.go
+++ b/src/log/slog/json_handler.go
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ func (h *JSONHandler) WithGroup(name string) Handler {
 // Otherwise, the key is "time"
 // and the value is output as with json.Marshal.
 //
-// If the Record's level is zero, the level is omitted.
-// Otherwise, the key is "level"
-// and the value of [Level.String] is output.
+// The level's key is "level" and its value is the result of calling [Level.String].
 //
 // If the AddSource option is set and source information is available,
 // the key is "source", and the value is a record of type [Source].
diff --git a/src/log/slog/text_handler.go b/src/log/slog/text_handler.go
index 6819e633bb..5a0d0a4a7e 100644
--- a/src/log/slog/text_handler.go
+++ b/src/log/slog/text_handler.go
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ func (h *TextHandler) WithGroup(name string) Handler {
 // Otherwise, the key is "time"
 // and the value is output in RFC3339 format with millisecond precision.
 //
-// If the Record's level is zero, the level is omitted.
-// Otherwise, the key is "level"
-// and the value of [Level.String] is output.
+// The level's key is "level" and its value is the result of calling [Level.String].
 //
 // If the AddSource option is set and source information is available,
 // the key is "source" and the value is output as FILE:LINE.