diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuBeatmapConversionTest.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuBeatmapConversionTest.cs
index ea07b69e78..3e0a86d39c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuBeatmapConversionTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuBeatmapConversionTest.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ protected override IEnumerable<ConvertValue> CreateConvertValue(HitObject hitObj
                     foreach (var nested in slider.NestedHitObjects)
                         objects.Add(createConvertValue((OsuHitObject)nested, slider));
 
+                    // stable does slider tail leniency by offsetting the last tick 36ms back.
+                    // based on player feedback, we're doing this a little different in lazer,
+                    // and the lazer method does not require offsetting the last tick
+                    // (see `DrawableSliderTail.CheckForResult()`).
+                    // however, in conversion tests, just so the output matches, we're bringing
+                    // the 36ms offset back locally.
+                    // in particular, on some sliders, this may rearrange nested objects,
+                    // so we sort them again by start time to prevent test failures.
                     foreach (var obj in objects.OrderBy(cv => cv.StartTime))
                         yield return obj;
 
@@ -55,6 +63,10 @@ static ConvertValue createConvertValue(OsuHitObject obj, OsuHitObject? parent =
                 double startTime = obj.StartTime;
                 double endTime = obj.GetEndTime();
 
+                // as stated in the inline comment above, this is locally bringing back
+                // the stable treatment of the "legacy last tick" just to make sure
+                // that the conversion output matches.
+                // compare: `SliderEventGenerator.Generate()`, and the calculation of `legacyLastTickTime`.
                 if (obj is SliderTailCircle && parent is Slider slider)
                 {
                     startTime = Math.Max(startTime + SliderEventGenerator.TAIL_LENIENCY, slider.StartTime + slider.Duration / 2);