diff --git a/internal/command/apply.go b/internal/command/apply.go
index 9d481c06b..7405bddf0 100644
--- a/internal/command/apply.go
+++ b/internal/command/apply.go
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ func (c *ApplyCommand) Run(rawArgs []string) int {
 	common, rawArgs := arguments.ParseView(rawArgs)
 	c.View.Configure(common)
 
-	// Propagate -no-color for the remote backend's legacy use of Ui. This
-	// should be removed when the remote backend is migrated to views.
+	// Propagate -no-color for legacy use of Ui.  The remote backend and
+	// cloud package use this; it should be removed when/if they are
+	// migrated to views.
 	c.Meta.color = !common.NoColor
 	c.Meta.Color = c.Meta.color
 
diff --git a/internal/command/plan.go b/internal/command/plan.go
index ec90d8371..a5ff74ac1 100644
--- a/internal/command/plan.go
+++ b/internal/command/plan.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) Run(rawArgs []string) int {
 	common, rawArgs := arguments.ParseView(rawArgs)
 	c.View.Configure(common)
 
-	// Propagate -no-color for the remote backend's legacy use of Ui. This
-	// should be removed when the remote backend is migrated to views.
+	// Propagate -no-color for legacy use of Ui.  The remote backend and
+	// cloud package use this; it should be removed when/if they are
+	// migrated to views.
 	c.Meta.color = !common.NoColor
 	c.Meta.Color = c.Meta.color
 
diff --git a/internal/command/refresh.go b/internal/command/refresh.go
index c7c041eb7..18891b414 100644
--- a/internal/command/refresh.go
+++ b/internal/command/refresh.go
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ func (c *RefreshCommand) Run(rawArgs []string) int {
 	common, rawArgs := arguments.ParseView(rawArgs)
 	c.View.Configure(common)
 
-	// Propagate -no-color for the remote backend's legacy use of Ui. This
-	// should be removed when the remote backend is migrated to views.
+	// Propagate -no-color for legacy use of Ui.  The remote backend and
+	// cloud package use this; it should be removed when/if they are
+	// migrated to views.
 	c.Meta.color = !common.NoColor
 	c.Meta.Color = c.Meta.color