diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/semantic_manifest.py b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/semantic_manifest.py
index 4fbdae2bd6a..82db87c5a16 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/semantic_manifest.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/semantic_manifest.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def validate(self) -> bool:
         validation_results = validator.validate_semantic_manifest(semantic_manifest)
         new_time_spines = semantic_manifest.project_configuration.time_spines
         old_time_spines = semantic_manifest.project_configuration.time_spine_table_configurations
+        # If the new time spine contains a day grain then it is functionally equivalent to the legacy time spine.
         new_time_spines_contain_day = any(
             c for c in new_time_spines if c.primary_column.time_granularity == TimeGranularity.DAY
         )