diff --git a/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/API.java b/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/API.java
index 110bc1e..96c434a 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/API.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/API.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 import javax.lang.model.element.ModuleElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Name;
 import javax.lang.model.element.PackageElement;
+import javax.lang.model.element.RecordComponentElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeParameterElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;
@@ -965,8 +966,17 @@ public String visitExecutable(ExecutableElement ee, APIDocs d) {
                 return d.getDescription(signatureVisitor.getSignature(ee));
             }
 
+            @Override
+            public String visitRecordComponent(RecordComponentElement tpe, APIDocs d) {
+                // record components do not have distinct API descriptions of their own:
+                // they are documented by @param tags in the enclosing element
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(tpe.getKind() + " " + tpe.getSimpleName());
+            }
+
             @Override
             public String visitTypeParameter(TypeParameterElement tpe, APIDocs d) {
+                // type parameters do not have distinct API descriptions of their own:
+                // they are documented by @param tags in the enclosing element
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(tpe.getKind() + " " + tpe.getSimpleName());
             }
 
diff --git a/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/RecordComponentComparator.java b/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/RecordComponentComparator.java
index f246ad5..96d7e3e 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/RecordComponentComparator.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/RecordComponentComparator.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public boolean compare(Position rcPos, APIMap<Element> rcMap) {
             allEqual = checkMissing(rcPos, rcMap);
             if (rcMap.size() > 1) {
                 allEqual &= compareSignatures(rcPos, rcMap);
-                allEqual &= compareDocComments(rcPos, rcMap);
-                allEqual &= compareApiDescriptions(rcPos, rcMap);
+                // note that record components do not have distinct API descriptions or doc comments
+                // of their own; they are documented by @param tags in the enclosing element
             }
         } finally {
             reporter.completed(rcPos, allEqual);
diff --git a/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/TypeParameterComparator.java b/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/TypeParameterComparator.java
index fcc4d67..7eeff80 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/TypeParameterComparator.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/jdk/codetools/apidiff/model/TypeParameterComparator.java
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ public boolean compare(Position pos, APIMap<TypeParameterElement> map) {
         allEquals &= compareNames(pos, map)
                 & compareBounds(pos, map)
                 & new AnnotationComparator(map.keySet(), accessKind, reporter).compareAll(pos, map);
+        // note that type parameters do not have distinct API descriptions or doc comments
+        // of their own; they are documented by @param tags in the enclosing element
+
 
         return allEquals;
     }