diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java
index 4b2eadf41..8e999da6b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ public static String indexState(Repository repo, int includedOptions)
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new empty bare repository.
 	 *
-	 * @return the newly created repository, opened for access
+	 * @return the newly created bare repository, opened for access. The
+	 *         repository will not be closed in {@link #tearDown()}; the caller
+	 *         is responsible for closing it.
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 *             the repository could not be created in the temporary area
 	 */
@@ -377,7 +379,9 @@ protected FileRepository createBareRepository() throws IOException {
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new empty repository within a new empty working directory.
 	 *
-	 * @return the newly created repository, opened for access
+	 * @return the newly created repository, opened for access. The repository
+	 *         will not be closed in {@link #tearDown()}; the caller is
+	 *         responsible for closing it.
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 *             the repository could not be created in the temporary area
 	 */
@@ -391,7 +395,9 @@ protected FileRepository createWorkRepository() throws IOException {
 	 * @param bare
 	 *            true to create a bare repository; false to make a repository
 	 *            within its working directory
-	 * @return the newly created repository, opened for access
+	 * @return the newly created repository, opened for access. The repository
+	 *         will not be closed in {@link #tearDown()}; the caller is
+	 *         responsible for closing it.
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 *             the repository could not be created in the temporary area
 	 * @since 5.3