diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataValidationConstraint.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataValidationConstraint.java
index e3d2c376db..38f78e8681 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataValidationConstraint.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataValidationConstraint.java
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ public interface DataValidationConstraint {
 	 */
 	public abstract void setOperator(int operator);
 
+    /**
+	 * If validation type is {@link ValidationType#LIST}
+	 * and <code>formula1</code> was comma-separated literal values rather than a range or named range,
+	 * returns list of literal values.
+	 * Otherwise returns <code>null</code>.
+	 */
 	public abstract String[] getExplicitListValues();
 
 	public abstract void setExplicitListValues(String[] explicitListValues);
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidationConstraint.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidationConstraint.java
index 133455ab17..a1dc762393 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidationConstraint.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFDataValidationConstraint.java
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ public class XSSFDataValidationConstraint implements DataValidationConstraint {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * If validation type is {@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataValidationConstraint.ValidationType#LIST}, returns list of literal values.
-	 * Otherwise returns <code>null</code>.
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataValidationConstraint#getExplicitListValues()
 	 */
 	public String[] getExplicitListValues() {