diff --git a/src/objects/js-objects.cc b/src/objects/js-objects.cc
index 761b5ac9c0..3c27a202cb 100644
--- a/src/objects/js-objects.cc
+++ b/src/objects/js-objects.cc
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::IsCompatiblePropertyDescriptor(
       isolate, nullptr, extensible, desc, current, should_throw, property_name);
 }
 
-// ES6 9.1.6.3
+// https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-validateandapplypropertydescriptor
 // static
 Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
     Isolate* isolate, LookupIterator* it, bool extensible,
@@ -1308,8 +1308,8 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
     }
     // 2c. If IsGenericDescriptor(Desc) or IsDataDescriptor(Desc) is true, then:
     // (This is equivalent to !IsAccessorDescriptor(desc).)
-    DCHECK((desc_is_generic_descriptor || desc_is_data_descriptor) ==
-           !desc_is_accessor_descriptor);
+    DCHECK_EQ(desc_is_generic_descriptor || desc_is_data_descriptor,
+              !desc_is_accessor_descriptor);
     if (!desc_is_accessor_descriptor) {
       // 2c i. If O is not undefined, create an own data property named P of
       // object O whose [[Value]], [[Writable]], [[Enumerable]] and
@@ -1356,10 +1356,8 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
     // 2e. Return true.
     return Just(true);
   }
-  // 3. Return true, if every field in Desc is absent.
-  // 4. Return true, if every field in Desc also occurs in current and the
-  // value of every field in Desc is the same value as the corresponding field
-  // in current when compared using the SameValue algorithm.
+  // 3. If every field in Desc is absent, return true. (This also has a shortcut
+  // not in the spec: if every field value matches the current value, return.)
   if ((!desc->has_enumerable() ||
        desc->enumerable() == current->enumerable()) &&
       (!desc->has_configurable() ||
@@ -1374,18 +1372,19 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
        (current->has_set() && current->set()->SameValue(*desc->set())))) {
     return Just(true);
   }
-  // 5. If the [[Configurable]] field of current is false, then
+  // 4. If current.[[Configurable]] is false, then
   if (!current->configurable()) {
-    // 5a. Return false, if the [[Configurable]] field of Desc is true.
+    // 4a. If Desc.[[Configurable]] is present and its value is true, return
+    // false.
     if (desc->has_configurable() && desc->configurable()) {
       RETURN_FAILURE(
           isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
           NewTypeError(MessageTemplate::kRedefineDisallowed,
                        it != nullptr ? it->GetName() : property_name));
     }
-    // 5b. Return false, if the [[Enumerable]] field of Desc is present and the
-    // [[Enumerable]] fields of current and Desc are the Boolean negation of
-    // each other.
+    // 4b. If Desc.[[Enumerable]] is present and
+    // ! SameValue(Desc.[[Enumerable]], current.[[Enumerable]]) is false, return
+    // false.
     if (desc->has_enumerable() && desc->enumerable() != current->enumerable()) {
       RETURN_FAILURE(
           isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
@@ -1396,79 +1395,79 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
 
   bool current_is_data_descriptor =
       PropertyDescriptor::IsDataDescriptor(current);
-  // 6. If IsGenericDescriptor(Desc) is true, no further validation is required.
+  // 5. If ! IsGenericDescriptor(Desc) is true, no further validation is
+  // required.
   if (desc_is_generic_descriptor) {
     // Nothing to see here.
 
-    // 7. Else if IsDataDescriptor(current) and IsDataDescriptor(Desc) have
-    // different results, then:
+    // 6. Else if ! SameValue(!IsDataDescriptor(current),
+    // !IsDataDescriptor(Desc)) is false, the
   } else if (current_is_data_descriptor != desc_is_data_descriptor) {
-    // 7a. Return false, if the [[Configurable]] field of current is false.
+    // 6a. If current.[[Configurable]] is false, return false.
     if (!current->configurable()) {
       RETURN_FAILURE(
           isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
           NewTypeError(MessageTemplate::kRedefineDisallowed,
                        it != nullptr ? it->GetName() : property_name));
     }
-    // 7b. If IsDataDescriptor(current) is true, then:
+    // 6b. If IsDataDescriptor(current) is true, then:
     if (current_is_data_descriptor) {
-      // 7b i. If O is not undefined, convert the property named P of object O
+      // 6b i. If O is not undefined, convert the property named P of object O
       // from a data property to an accessor property. Preserve the existing
       // values of the converted property's [[Configurable]] and [[Enumerable]]
       // attributes and set the rest of the property's attributes to their
       // default values.
-      // --> Folded into step 10.
+      // --> Folded into step 9
     } else {
-      // 7c i. If O is not undefined, convert the property named P of object O
+      // 6c i. If O is not undefined, convert the property named P of object O
       // from an accessor property to a data property. Preserve the existing
       // values of the converted property’s [[Configurable]] and [[Enumerable]]
       // attributes and set the rest of the property’s attributes to their
       // default values.
-      // --> Folded into step 10.
+      // --> Folded into step 9
     }
 
-    // 8. Else if IsDataDescriptor(current) and IsDataDescriptor(Desc) are both
+    // 7. Else if IsDataDescriptor(current) and IsDataDescriptor(Desc) are both
     // true, then:
   } else if (current_is_data_descriptor && desc_is_data_descriptor) {
-    // 8a. If the [[Configurable]] field of current is false, then:
-    if (!current->configurable()) {
-      // 8a i. Return false, if the [[Writable]] field of current is false and
-      // the [[Writable]] field of Desc is true.
-      if (!current->writable() && desc->has_writable() && desc->writable()) {
+    // 7a. If current.[[Configurable]] is false and current.[[Writable]] is
+    // false, then
+    if (!current->configurable() && !current->writable()) {
+      // 7a i. If Desc.[[Writable]] is present and Desc.[[Writable]] is true,
+      // return false.
+      if (desc->has_writable() && desc->writable()) {
         RETURN_FAILURE(
             isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
             NewTypeError(MessageTemplate::kRedefineDisallowed,
                          it != nullptr ? it->GetName() : property_name));
       }
-      // 8a ii. If the [[Writable]] field of current is false, then:
-      if (!current->writable()) {
-        // 8a ii 1. Return false, if the [[Value]] field of Desc is present and
-        // SameValue(Desc.[[Value]], current.[[Value]]) is false.
-        if (desc->has_value() && !desc->value()->SameValue(*current->value())) {
-          RETURN_FAILURE(
-              isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
-              NewTypeError(MessageTemplate::kRedefineDisallowed,
-                           it != nullptr ? it->GetName() : property_name));
-        }
+      // 7a ii. If Desc.[[Value]] is present and SameValue(Desc.[[Value]],
+      // current.[[Value]]) is false, return false.
+      if (desc->has_value() && !desc->value()->SameValue(*current->value())) {
+        RETURN_FAILURE(
+            isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
+            NewTypeError(MessageTemplate::kRedefineDisallowed,
+                         it != nullptr ? it->GetName() : property_name));
       }
     }
   } else {
-    // 9. Else IsAccessorDescriptor(current) and IsAccessorDescriptor(Desc)
-    // are both true,
+    // 8. Else,
+    // 8a. Assert: ! IsAccessorDescriptor(current) and
+    // ! IsAccessorDescriptor(Desc) are both true.
     DCHECK(PropertyDescriptor::IsAccessorDescriptor(current) &&
            desc_is_accessor_descriptor);
-    // 9a. If the [[Configurable]] field of current is false, then:
+    // 8b. If current.[[Configurable]] is false, then:
     if (!current->configurable()) {
-      // 9a i. Return false, if the [[Set]] field of Desc is present and
-      // SameValue(Desc.[[Set]], current.[[Set]]) is false.
+      // 8a i. If Desc.[[Set]] is present and SameValue(Desc.[[Set]],
+      // current.[[Set]]) is false, return false.
       if (desc->has_set() && !desc->set()->SameValue(*current->set())) {
         RETURN_FAILURE(
             isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
             NewTypeError(MessageTemplate::kRedefineDisallowed,
                          it != nullptr ? it->GetName() : property_name));
       }
-      // 9a ii. Return false, if the [[Get]] field of Desc is present and
-      // SameValue(Desc.[[Get]], current.[[Get]]) is false.
+      // 8a ii. If Desc.[[Get]] is present and SameValue(Desc.[[Get]],
+      // current.[[Get]]) is false, return false.
       if (desc->has_get() && !desc->get()->SameValue(*current->get())) {
         RETURN_FAILURE(
             isolate, GetShouldThrow(isolate, should_throw),
@@ -1478,9 +1477,9 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
     }
   }
 
-  // 10. If O is not undefined, then:
+  // 9. If O is not undefined, then:
   if (it != nullptr) {
-    // 10a. For each field of Desc that is present, set the corresponding
+    // 9a. For each field of Desc that is present, set the corresponding
     // attribute of the property named P of object O to the value of the field.
     PropertyAttributes attrs = NONE;
 
@@ -1537,7 +1536,7 @@ Maybe<bool> JSReceiver::ValidateAndApplyPropertyDescriptor(
     }
   }
 
-  // 11. Return true.
+  // 10. Return true.
   return Just(true);
 }