diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx
index bd619bb715..414e85896b 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxTextureContext8.cxx
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ IDirect3DTexture8 *DXTextureContext::CreateTexture(DXScreenData &scrn) {
             }
         case 8:
             if(bNeedLuminance) {
-                assert(cNumAlphaBits>0);   // dont bother handling those other 8bit lum fmts like 4-4, since 16 8-8 is usually supported too
+                // dont bother handling those other 8bit lum fmts like 4-4, since 16 8-8 is usually supported too
                 assert(cNumColorChannels==1);
 
                 // look for native lum fmt first
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ IDirect3DTexture8 *DXTextureContext::CreateTexture(DXScreenData &scrn) {
 #ifdef DO_CUSTOM_CONVERSIONS
     dxgsg_cat.debug() << "CreateTexture: "<< _tex->get_name() <<" converting " << ConvNameStrs[ConvNeeded] << " \n";
 #else
-    dxgsg_cat.debug() << "CreateTexture: "<< _tex->get_name() <<" converting " << D3DFormatStr(_PixBufD3DFmt) << " => " << D3DFormatStr(TargetPixFmt) << endl;
+    dxgsg_cat.debug() << "CreateTexture: "<< _tex->get_name() <<" converting panda equivalent of " << D3DFormatStr(_PixBufD3DFmt) << " => " << D3DFormatStr(TargetPixFmt) << endl;
 #endif
 #endif