diff --git a/src/js/component.js b/src/js/component.js
index 69cb75275..ad8e67f62 100644
--- a/src/js/component.js
+++ b/src/js/component.js
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import {merge} from './utils/obj.js';
 
 /** @import Player from './player' */
 
+/**
+ * A callback to be called if and when the component is ready.
+ * `this` will be the Component instance.
+ *
+ * @callback ReadyCallback
+ * @returns  {void}
+ */
+
 /**
  * Base class for all UI Components.
  * Components are UI objects which represent both a javascript object and an element
@@ -25,14 +33,6 @@ import {merge} from './utils/obj.js';
  */
 class Component {
 
-  /**
-   * A callback that is called when a component is ready. Does not have any
-   * parameters and any callback value will be ignored.
-   *
-   * @callback ReadyCallback
-   * @this Component
-   */
-
   /**
    * Creates an instance of this class.
    *
@@ -837,9 +837,6 @@ class Component {
    *
    * @param {ReadyCallback} fn
    *        Function that gets called when the `Component` is ready.
-   *
-   * @return {Component}
-   *         Returns itself; method can be chained.
    */
   ready(fn, sync = false) {
     if (!fn) {
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index beea9031f..e9c7300a5 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ import './tech/html5.js';
 /** @import { TimeRange } from './utils/time' */
 /** @import HtmlTrackElement from './tracks/html-track-element' */
 
+/**
+ * @callback PlayerReadyCallback
+ * @this     {Player}
+ * @returns  {void}
+ */
+
 // The following tech events are simply re-triggered
 // on the player when they happen
 const TECH_EVENTS_RETRIGGER = [
@@ -307,7 +313,7 @@ class Player extends Component {
    * @param {Object} [options]
    *        Object of option names and values.
    *
-   * @param {Function} [ready]
+   * @param {PlayerReadyCallback} [ready]
    *        Ready callback function.
    */
   constructor(tag, options, ready) {
diff --git a/src/js/video.js b/src/js/video.js
index 474c02103..918b07180 100644
--- a/src/js/video.js
+++ b/src/js/video.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import xhr from '@videojs/xhr';
 import Tech from './tech/tech.js';
 import { use as middlewareUse, TERMINATOR } from './tech/middleware.js';
 
+/** @import { PlayerReadyCallback } from './player' */
+
 /**
  * Normalize an `id` value by trimming off a leading `#`
  *
@@ -53,13 +55,6 @@ import { use as middlewareUse, TERMINATOR } from './tech/middleware.js';
  */
 const normalizeId = (id) => id.indexOf('#') === 0 ? id.slice(1) : id;
 
-/**
- * A callback that is called when a component is ready. Does not have any
- * parameters and any callback value will be ignored. See: {@link Component~ReadyCallback}
- *
- * @callback ReadyCallback
- */
-
 /**
  * The `videojs()` function doubles as the main function for users to create a
  * {@link Player} instance as well as the main library namespace.
@@ -121,7 +116,7 @@ const normalizeId = (id) => id.indexOf('#') === 0 ? id.slice(1) : id;
  *         Options object for providing settings.
  *         See: [Options Guide](https://docs.videojs.com/tutorial-options.html).
  *
- * @param  {ReadyCallback} [ready]
+ * @param  {PlayerReadyCallback} [ready]
  *         A function to be called when the {@link Player} and {@link Tech} are
  *         ready.
  *