diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
index cc7fab718f3..af6e0996e3a 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
@@ -30,13 +30,10 @@ def is_codex_user_agent(user_agent: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def qualify_provider_stripped_model(model: str, custom_llm_provider: str) -> str:
-    """
-    Put the provider prefix back on a model an agentic follow-up re-dispatches with.
+    """Put the provider prefix back on a provider-stripped model.
 
-    Handlers are handed the provider-stripped model, and for providers that route through
-    a sub-path (``bedrock/mantle/...``, ``openrouter/openai/...``) that remainder still
-    holds a slash. Treating any slash as "already qualified" drops the prefix and leaves a
-    string no provider can be resolved from.
+    A sub-path provider (``bedrock/mantle/...``) leaves a slash in the remainder, so
+    treating any slash as "already qualified" would drop the prefix.
     """
     if not custom_llm_provider or model.startswith(f"{custom_llm_provider}/"):
         return model
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_core_helpers.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_core_helpers.py
index b1575cadc26..cd834beff92 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_core_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_core_helpers.py
@@ -418,12 +418,9 @@ class TestQualifyProviderStrippedModel:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "model,provider,expected",
         [
-            # the reported case: bedrock's OpenAI-compatible sub-path
             ("mantle/anthropic.claude-sonnet-5", "bedrock", "bedrock/mantle/anthropic.claude-sonnet-5"),
             ("invoke/anthropic.claude-v2", "bedrock", "bedrock/invoke/anthropic.claude-v2"),
-            # another provider whose stripped model keeps a slash
             ("openai/gpt-4o", "openrouter", "openrouter/openai/gpt-4o"),
-            # the ordinary case still works
             ("gpt-4o", "openai", "openai/gpt-4o"),
             ("claude-sonnet-4-5", "anthropic", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5"),
         ],