diff --git a/path/src/subtree_path_builder.rs b/path/src/subtree_path_builder.rs
index 6ac77977..f3a7d553 100644
--- a/path/src/subtree_path_builder.rs
+++ b/path/src/subtree_path_builder.rs
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ impl<'b, B: AsRef<[u8]>> SubtreePathBuilder<'b, B> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get a derived path for a parent and a chopped segment. Returned
-    /// [SubtreePath] will be linked to this [SubtreePath] because it might
-    /// contain owned data and it has to outlive [SubtreePath].
+    /// Get a derived path for a parent and a chopped segment. The lifetime of returned path is
+    /// constrained solely by the original slice that this whole path hierarchy is based upon, and the point
+    /// of derivation has no effect on it.
     pub fn derive_parent_owned(&self) -> Option<(SubtreePathBuilder<'b, B>, Vec<u8>)> {
         match &self.relative {
             SubtreePathRelative::Empty => self