diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml
index 2b36b5fef1..5f4165a945 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml
@@ -2529,8 +2529,7 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_locks pl LEFT JOIN pg_prepared_xacts ppx
       </para>
       <para>
         The time at which the slot became inactive.
-        <literal>NULL</literal> if the slot is currently actively being
-        used.
+        <literal>NULL</literal> if the slot is currently being used.
       </para></entry>
      </row>
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 0f48d6dc7c..77cb633812 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ retry:
 	if (SlotIsLogical(s))
 		pgstat_acquire_replslot(s);
 
-	/* The slot is active by now, so reset the last inactive time. */
+	/* Reset the last inactive time as the slot is active now. */
 	SpinLockAcquire(&s->mutex);
 	s->last_inactive_time = 0;
 	SpinLockRelease(&s->mutex);
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ ReplicationSlotRelease(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Set the last inactive time after marking slot inactive. We get current
-	 * time beforehand to avoid system call while holding the lock.
+	 * Set the last inactive time after marking the slot inactive. We get the
+	 * current time beforehand to avoid a system call while holding the lock.
 	 */
 	now = GetCurrentTimestamp();
 
@@ -2363,9 +2363,9 @@ RestoreSlotFromDisk(const char *name)
 		slot->active_pid = 0;
 
 		/*
-		 * We set last inactive time after loading the slot from the disk into
-		 * memory. Whoever acquires the slot i.e. makes the slot active will
-		 * anyway reset it.
+		 * We set the last inactive time after loading the slot from the disk
+		 * into memory. Whoever acquires the slot i.e. makes the slot active
+		 * will reset it.
 		 */
 		slot->last_inactive_time = GetCurrentTimestamp();
 
diff --git a/src/include/replication/slot.h b/src/include/replication/slot.h
index 2f18433ecc..eefd7abd39 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/slot.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/slot.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ typedef struct ReplicationSlot
 	 */
 	XLogRecPtr	last_saved_confirmed_flush;
 
-	/* The time at which this slot become inactive */
+	/* The time at which this slot becomes inactive */
 	TimestampTz last_inactive_time;
 } ReplicationSlot;
 
diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/019_replslot_limit.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/019_replslot_limit.pl
index bff84cc9c4..81bd36f5d8 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/019_replslot_limit.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/019_replslot_limit.pl
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ $node_primary3->stop;
 $node_standby3->stop;
 
 # =============================================================================
-# Testcase start: Check last_inactive_time property of streaming standby's slot
+# Testcase start: Check last_inactive_time property of the streaming standby's slot
 #
 
 # Initialize primary node
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ $primary4->safe_psql(
     SELECT pg_create_physical_replication_slot(slot_name := '$sb4_slot');
 ]);
 
-# Get last_inactive_time value after slot's creation. Note that the slot is still
-# inactive unless it's used by the standby below.
+# Get last_inactive_time value after the slot's creation. Note that the slot
+# is still inactive till it's used by the standby below.
 my $last_inactive_time = $primary4->safe_psql('postgres',
 	qq(SELECT last_inactive_time FROM pg_replication_slots WHERE slot_name = '$sb4_slot' AND last_inactive_time IS NOT NULL;)
 );
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ is( $primary4->safe_psql(
 # Stop the standby to check its last_inactive_time value is updated
 $standby4->stop;
 
-# Let's also restart the primary so that the last_inactive_time is set upon
-# loading the slot from disk.
+# Let's restart the primary so that the last_inactive_time is set upon
+# loading the slot from the disk.
 $primary4->restart;
 
 is( $primary4->safe_psql(
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@ is( $primary4->safe_psql(
 
 $standby4->stop;
 
-# Testcase end: Check last_inactive_time property of streaming standby's slot
+# Testcase end: Check last_inactive_time property of the streaming standby's slot
 # =============================================================================
 
 # =============================================================================
-# Testcase start: Check last_inactive_time property of logical subscriber's slot
+# Testcase start: Check last_inactive_time property of the logical subscriber's slot
 my $publisher4 = $primary4;
 
 # Create subscriber node
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ $publisher4->safe_psql('postgres',
 	"SELECT pg_create_logical_replication_slot(slot_name := '$lsub4_slot', plugin := 'pgoutput');"
 );
 
-# Get last_inactive_time value after slot's creation. Note that the slot is still
-# inactive unless it's used by the subscriber below.
+# Get last_inactive_time value after the slot's creation. Note that the slot
+# is still inactive till it's used by the subscriber below.
 $last_inactive_time = $publisher4->safe_psql('postgres',
 	qq(SELECT last_inactive_time FROM pg_replication_slots WHERE slot_name = '$lsub4_slot' AND last_inactive_time IS NOT NULL;)
 );
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ is( $publisher4->safe_psql(
 # Stop the subscriber to check its last_inactive_time value is updated
 $subscriber4->stop;
 
-# Let's also restart the publisher so that the last_inactive_time is set upon
-# loading the slot from disk.
+# Let's restart the publisher so that the last_inactive_time is set upon
+# loading the slot from the disk.
 $publisher4->restart;
 
 is( $publisher4->safe_psql(
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ is( $publisher4->safe_psql(
 	't',
 	'last inactive time for an inactive logical slot is updated correctly');
 
-# Testcase end: Check last_inactive_time property of logical subscriber's slot
+# Testcase end: Check last_inactive_time property of the logical subscriber's slot
 # =============================================================================
 
 $publisher4->stop;