diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 07a14493..9fd69021 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -979,11 +979,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Order = function() {
 
 getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
   /**
-   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly, Jasmine will make one during booting.
-   * @name Env
+   * @class Env
    * @since 2.0.0
-   * @classdesc The Jasmine environment
-   * @constructor
+   * @classdesc The Jasmine environment.<br>
+   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. You can obtain the Env instance by
+   * calling {@link jasmine.getEnv}.
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function Env(options) {
     options = options || {};
@@ -3165,9 +3166,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Clock = function() {
     typeof process.versions.node === 'string';
 
   /**
-   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly, Jasmine will make one during booting. You can get the current clock with {@link jasmine.clock}.
    * @class Clock
-   * @classdesc Jasmine's mock clock is used when testing time dependent code.
+   * @classdesc Jasmine's mock clock is used when testing time dependent code.<br>
+   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. You can get the current clock with
+   * {@link jasmine.clock}.
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function Clock(global, delayedFunctionSchedulerFactory, mockDate) {
     var self = this,
@@ -4734,11 +4737,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().MatchersUtil = function(j$) {
   // TODO: convert all uses of j$.pp to use the injected pp
 
   /**
+   * @class MatchersUtil
+   * @classdesc Utilities for use in implementing matchers.<br>
    * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. Jasmine will construct one and
    * pass it to matchers and asymmetric equality testers.
-   * @name MatchersUtil
-   * @classdesc Utilities for use in implementing matchers
-   * @constructor
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function MatchersUtil(options) {
     options = options || {};
@@ -8291,9 +8294,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spy = function(j$) {
   });
 
   /**
-   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly, use {@link spyOn}, {@link spyOnProperty}, {@link jasmine.createSpy}, or {@link jasmine.createSpyObj}
-   * @constructor
-   * @name Spy
+   * @classdesc _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. Use {@link spyOn},
+   * {@link spyOnProperty}, {@link jasmine.createSpy}, or
+   * {@link jasmine.createSpyObj} instead.
+   * @class Spy
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function Spy(
     name,
diff --git a/src/core/Clock.js b/src/core/Clock.js
index 0ec89e23..30c1ca7a 100644
--- a/src/core/Clock.js
+++ b/src/core/Clock.js
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Clock = function() {
     typeof process.versions.node === 'string';
 
   /**
-   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly, Jasmine will make one during booting. You can get the current clock with {@link jasmine.clock}.
    * @class Clock
-   * @classdesc Jasmine's mock clock is used when testing time dependent code.
+   * @classdesc Jasmine's mock clock is used when testing time dependent code.<br>
+   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. You can get the current clock with
+   * {@link jasmine.clock}.
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function Clock(global, delayedFunctionSchedulerFactory, mockDate) {
     var self = this,
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 741f0e16..4d775d08 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
   /**
-   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly, Jasmine will make one during booting.
-   * @name Env
+   * @class Env
    * @since 2.0.0
-   * @classdesc The Jasmine environment
-   * @constructor
+   * @classdesc The Jasmine environment.<br>
+   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. You can obtain the Env instance by
+   * calling {@link jasmine.getEnv}.
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function Env(options) {
     options = options || {};
diff --git a/src/core/Spy.js b/src/core/Spy.js
index 03ed46a3..877673d4 100644
--- a/src/core/Spy.js
+++ b/src/core/Spy.js
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spy = function(j$) {
   });
 
   /**
-   * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly, use {@link spyOn}, {@link spyOnProperty}, {@link jasmine.createSpy}, or {@link jasmine.createSpyObj}
-   * @constructor
-   * @name Spy
+   * @classdesc _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. Use {@link spyOn},
+   * {@link spyOnProperty}, {@link jasmine.createSpy}, or
+   * {@link jasmine.createSpyObj} instead.
+   * @class Spy
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function Spy(
     name,
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
index 05fedac8..8d77cb3f 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().MatchersUtil = function(j$) {
   // TODO: convert all uses of j$.pp to use the injected pp
 
   /**
+   * @class MatchersUtil
+   * @classdesc Utilities for use in implementing matchers.<br>
    * _Note:_ Do not construct this directly. Jasmine will construct one and
    * pass it to matchers and asymmetric equality testers.
-   * @name MatchersUtil
-   * @classdesc Utilities for use in implementing matchers
-   * @constructor
+   * @hideconstructor
    */
   function MatchersUtil(options) {
     options = options || {};