diff --git a/lib/dash/dash_parser.js b/lib/dash/dash_parser.js
index 4326c3fba8..4f15675da9 100644
--- a/lib/dash/dash_parser.js
+++ b/lib/dash/dash_parser.js
@@ -633,6 +633,8 @@ shaka.dash.DashParser = class {
         }
       }
     }
+    // Clean the array instead of creating a new one. By doing this we ensure
+    // that references to the array does not change in callback functions.
     this.lastCalculatedBaseUris_.splice(0);
     if (!someLocationValid || !this.contentSteeringManager_) {
       const uris = uriObjs.map(TXml.getContents);
@@ -641,6 +643,9 @@ shaka.dash.DashParser = class {
               manifestBaseUris, uris));
     }
 
+    // Here we are creating local variables to avoid direct references to `this`
+    // in a callback function. By doing this we can ensure that garbage
+    // collector can clean up `this` object when it is no longer needed.
     const contentSteeringManager = this.contentSteeringManager_;
     const lastCalculatedBaseUris = this.lastCalculatedBaseUris_;
 
@@ -648,6 +653,8 @@ shaka.dash.DashParser = class {
       if (contentSteeringManager && someLocationValid) {
         return contentSteeringManager.getLocations('BaseURL');
       }
+      // Return the copy, because caller of this function is not an owner
+      // of the array.
       return lastCalculatedBaseUris.slice();
     };
 
@@ -2785,6 +2792,9 @@ shaka.dash.DashParser = class {
       calculatedBaseUris = uriObjs.map(TXml.getContents);
     }
 
+    // Here we are creating local variable to avoid direct references to `this`
+    // in a callback function. By doing this we can ensure that garbage
+    // collector can clean up `this` object when it is no longer needed.
     const contentSteeringManager = this.contentSteeringManager_;
 
     const getFrameUris = () => {