diff --git a/packages/runtime-common/query.ts b/packages/runtime-common/query.ts
index 4b70dca997..e0d0b9087a 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-common/query.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-common/query.ts
@@ -420,10 +420,12 @@ function assertRangeFilter(
   });
 }
 
+// This is a helper function to remove brackets from keys in a query object returned by qs.parse.
+// For example, qs.parse consumes stringified search query and returns a query object with key '[author.firstName]; we should get 'author.firstName' instead
+// Our search index doesn't account for path segments which are wrapped in brackets so we need to remove them.
 const removeBrackets = (obj: any): any => {
   if (!obj || typeof obj !== 'object') return obj;
 
-  // Handle arrays
   if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
     return obj.map((item) => removeBrackets(item));
   }
@@ -432,14 +434,11 @@ const removeBrackets = (obj: any): any => {
     // Remove surrounding brackets if they exist
     const newKey = key.replace(/^\[(.*)\]$/, '$1');
 
-    // Handle arrays in values
     if (Array.isArray(value)) {
       acc[newKey] = value.map((item) => removeBrackets(item));
     } else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
-      // Recursively removeBrackets nested objects
       acc[newKey] = removeBrackets(value);
     } else {
-      // Handle primitive values
       acc[newKey] = value;
     }