diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index ebe998ce7f..7c0028601d 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -864,6 +864,10 @@ func (api *API) TraceTransaction(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, config *
 // TraceCall lets you trace a given eth_call. It collects the structured logs
 // created during the execution of EVM if the given transaction was added on
 // top of the provided block and returns them as a JSON object.
+// If no transaction index is specified, the trace will be conducted on the state
+// after executing the specified block. However, if a transaction index is provided,
+// the trace will be conducted on the state after executing the specified transaction
+// within the specified block.
 func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, config *TraceCallConfig) (interface{}, error) {
 	// Try to retrieve the specified block
 	var (
@@ -896,14 +900,6 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 		reexec = *config.Reexec
 	}
 
-	// If no transaction index is specified, the trace will be conducted on the state
-	// after executing the specified block. However, if a transaction index is provided,
-	// the trace will be conducted on the state after executing the specified transaction
-	// within the specified block.
-	// When "latest" is used without a transaction index, it means that the simulation is
-	// done on the state after the latest block execution. Conversely, when "latest" is used
-	// with a transaction index, it indicates simulating on the intermediate state after a
-	// specific transaction within the most recent block.
 	if config != nil && config.TxIndex != nil {
 		_, _, statedb, release, err = api.backend.StateAtTransaction(ctx, block, int(*config.TxIndex), reexec)
 	} else {