diff --git a/fabric-item-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/item/v1/EquipmentSlotProvider.java b/fabric-item-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/item/v1/EquipmentSlotProvider.java
index acf7fa6df2..1e4b7e3678 100644
--- a/fabric-item-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/item/v1/EquipmentSlotProvider.java
+++ b/fabric-item-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/item/v1/EquipmentSlotProvider.java
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
  *
  * <p>Equipment slot providers can be set with {@link FabricItem.Settings#equipmentSlot(EquipmentSlotProvider)}.
  *
- * <p>Note that items extending {@link net.minecraft.item.ArmorItem} don't need to use this
- * as there's {@link net.minecraft.item.ArmorItem#getSlotType()}.
+ * <p>If the equipment slot is not entity-dependent, you can set {@link
+ * net.minecraft.component.type.EquippableComponent} on the item stack
+ * instead of using this provider.
  */
 @FunctionalInterface
 public interface EquipmentSlotProvider {