diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Coding style is fully defined in [.eslintrc](https://github.com/microsoft/playwr
   npm run lint
   ```
 
-Comments should be generally avoided. If the code would not be understood without comments, consider re-writing the code to make it self-explanatory.
+Comments should have an explicit purpose and should improve readability rather than hinder it. If the code would not be understood without comments, consider re-writing the code to make it self-explanatory.
 
 ### Write documentation