diff --git a/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/.meta/example.php b/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/.meta/example.php
index dd025d054..82e7df16e 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/.meta/example.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/.meta/example.php
@@ -1,27 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
- * By adding type hints and enabling strict type checking, code can become
- * easier to read, self-documenting and reduce the number of potential bugs.
- * By default, type declarations are non-strict, which means they will attempt
- * to change the original type to match the type specified by the
- * type-declaration.
- *
- * In other words, if you pass a string to a function requiring a float,
- * it will attempt to convert the string value to a float.
- *
- * To enable strict mode, a single declare directive must be placed at the top
- * of the file.
- * This means that the strictness of typing is configured on a per-file basis.
- * This directive not only affects the type declarations of parameters, but also
- * a function's return type.
- *
- * For more info review the Concept on strict type checking in the PHP track
- * <link>.
- *
- * To disable strict typing, comment out the directive below.
- */
-
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 class SpiralMatrix
diff --git a/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/SpiralMatrixTest.php b/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/SpiralMatrixTest.php
index 85b1c6055..760fe8048 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/SpiralMatrixTest.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/spiral-matrix/SpiralMatrixTest.php
@@ -1,27 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
- * By adding type hints and enabling strict type checking, code can become
- * easier to read, self-documenting and reduce the number of potential bugs.
- * By default, type declarations are non-strict, which means they will attempt
- * to change the original type to match the type specified by the
- * type-declaration.
- *
- * In other words, if you pass a string to a function requiring a float,
- * it will attempt to convert the string value to a float.
- *
- * To enable strict mode, a single declare directive must be placed at the top
- * of the file.
- * This means that the strictness of typing is configured on a per-file basis.
- * This directive not only affects the type declarations of parameters, but also
- * a function's return type.
- *
- * For more info review the Concept on strict type checking in the PHP track
- * <link>.
- *
- * To disable strict typing, comment out the directive below.
- */
-
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
@@ -41,6 +19,7 @@ public function setUp(): void
     }
 
     /**
+     * @testdox empty spiral
      * uuid: 8f584201-b446-4bc9-b132-811c8edd9040
      */
     public function testEmptySpiral(): void
@@ -51,6 +30,7 @@ public function testEmptySpiral(): void
     }
 
     /**
+     * @testdox trivial spiral
      * uuid: e40ae5f3-e2c9-4639-8116-8a119d632ab2
      */
     public function testTrivialSpiral(): void
@@ -61,6 +41,7 @@ public function testTrivialSpiral(): void
     }
 
     /**
+     * @testdox spiral of size 2
      * uuid: cf05e42d-eb78-4098-a36e-cdaf0991bc48
      */
     public function testSpiralOfSize2(): void
@@ -74,6 +55,7 @@ public function testSpiralOfSize2(): void
     }
 
     /**
+     * @testdox spiral of size 3
      * uuid: 1c475667-c896-4c23-82e2-e033929de939
      */
     public function testSpiralOfSize3(): void
@@ -88,6 +70,7 @@ public function testSpiralOfSize3(): void
     }
 
     /**
+     * @testdox spiral of size 4
      * uuid: 05ccbc48-d891-44f5-9137-f4ce462a759d
      */
     public function testSpiralOfSize4(): void
@@ -103,6 +86,7 @@ public function testSpiralOfSize4(): void
     }
 
     /**
+     * @testdox spiral of size 5
      * uuid: f4d2165b-1738-4e0c-bed0-c459045ae50d
      */
     public function testSpiralOfSize5(): void