diff --git a/docs/disabling-linters.md b/docs/disabling-linters.md
index d96385c8..ec6b81b6 100644
--- a/docs/disabling-linters.md
+++ b/docs/disabling-linters.md
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ var = "terrible code down here..."
 
 - `.github/linters/.lintr`
 - You can pass multiple rules and overwrite default rules
-- You can use either one `.lintr` file in the root of your repository and/or additonal `.lintr` files in subdirectories. When linting a file lintr will look for config files from the file location upwards and will use the closest one.  
+- You can use either one `.lintr` file in the root of your repository and/or additonal `.lintr` files in subdirectories. When linting a file lintr will look for config files from the file location upwards and will use the closest one.
+- Absolute paths for exclusions will not work due to the code being linted within the docker environment. Use paths relative to the `.lintr` file in which youare adding them.  
 - **Note:** The defaults adhere to the [tidyverse styleguide](https://style.tidyverse.org/)
 
 ### lintr disable single line
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index e3cbad39..401a5627 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -1707,7 +1707,6 @@ if [ "${VALIDATE_R}" == "true" ]; then
   ######################
   # Lint the R files   #
   ######################
-  # LintCodebase "FILE_TYPE" "LINTER_NAME" "LINTER_CMD" "FILE_TYPES_REGEX" "FILE_ARRAY"
   LintCodebase  "R" "lintr" "lintr::lint(File)" ".*\.\(r\|R\|Rmd\|rmd\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_R[@]}"
 fi