diff --git a/gtk/gtktextview.c b/gtk/gtktextview.c
index 1992d4c3b9..2c2e773ab7 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktextview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktextview.c
@@ -3497,7 +3497,7 @@ gtk_text_view_get_cursor_visible (GtkTextView *text_view)
  *
  * This function should be called in response to user input
  * (e.g. from derived classes that override the textview's
- * #GtkWidget::key-press-event handler).
+ * event handlers).
  */
 void
 gtk_text_view_reset_cursor_blink (GtkTextView *text_view)
@@ -8288,7 +8288,7 @@ gtk_text_view_preedit_changed_handler (GtkIMContext *context,
 
   /* Keypress events are passed to input method even if cursor position is
    * not editable; so beep here if it's multi-key input sequence, input
-   * method will be reset in key-press-event handler.
+   * method will be reset in when the event is handled by GTK+.
    */
   gtk_im_context_get_preedit_string (context, &str, &attrs, &cursor_pos);
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 96c7145aa6..57e52d0091 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -1703,17 +1703,12 @@ gtk_widget_class_init (GtkWidgetClass *klass)
    * @widget: the object which received the signal.
    * @event: the #GdkEvent which triggered this signal
    *
-   * The GTK+ main loop will emit three signals for each GDK event delivered
-   * to a widget: one generic ::event signal, another, more specific,
-   * signal that matches the type of event delivered (e.g.
-   * #GtkWidget::key-press-event) and finally a generic
-   * #GtkWidget::event-after signal.
+   * The GTK+ main loop will emit this signal for each GDK event delivered
+   * to a widget.
    *
    * Returns: %TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event
    * and to cancel the emission of the second specific ::event signal.
-   *   %FALSE to propagate the event further and to allow the emission of
-   *   the second signal. The ::event-after signal is emitted regardless of
-   *   the return value.
+   *   %FALSE to propagate the event further.
    */
   widget_signals[EVENT] =
     g_signal_new (I_("event"),
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index 63561c0454..66bbcb2e4b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -188,11 +188,8 @@ struct _GtkWidget
  * @focus:
  * @move_focus: Signal emitted when a change of focus is requested
  * @keynav_failed: Signal emitted if keyboard navigation fails.
- * @event: The GTK+ main loop will emit three signals for each GDK
- *   event delivered to a widget: one generic ::event signal, another,
- *   more specific, signal that matches the type of event delivered
- *   (e.g. "key-press-event") and finally a generic "event-after"
- *   signal.
+ * @event: The GTK+ main loop will emit this signal for each GDK
+ *   event delivered to a widget.
  * @key_press_event: Signal emitted when a key is pressed.
  * @key_release_event: Signal is emitted when a key is released.
  * @drag_begin: Signal emitted on the drag source when a drag is