diff --git a/dev/tests/acceptance/.env.example b/dev/tests/acceptance/.env.example
index 9cce00f6c06793d7df66bd075b45a8df79c34b28..01c375010dba039f099e0d2d70705584ca740171 100644
--- a/dev/tests/acceptance/.env.example
+++ b/dev/tests/acceptance/.env.example
@@ -1,8 +1,36 @@
 #Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
 #See COPYING.txt for license details.
 
+#*** Start of example .env ***#
+#
+# MAGENTO_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:32772/
+#
+# MAGENTO_BACKEND_NAME=admin
+# MAGENTO_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
+# MAGENTO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=123123q
+#
+# SELENIUM_HOST=127.0.0.1
+# SELENIUM_PORT=4444
+# SELENIUM_PROTOCOL=http
+# SELENIUM_PATH=/wd/hub
+#
+# MAGENTO_RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST=127.0.0.1
+# MAGENTO_RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT=32769
+#
+# TESTS_BP=/Users/First_Last/GitHub/magento2ce/dev/tests/acceptance/tests/functional
+# FW_BP=/Users/First_Last/GitHub/magento2-functional-testing-framework
+# TESTS_MODULE_PATH=/Users/First_Last/GitHub/magento2ce/dev/tests/acceptance/tests/functional/Magento/FunctionalTest
+# MODULE_WHITELIST=Magento_SampleTests,Magento_NewModule
+#
+#*** End of example .env ***#
+
+
+#*** Start of .env ***#
+
+#*** Set the base URL for your Magento instance ***#
 MAGENTO_BASE_URL=
 
+#*** Set the Admin Username and Password for your Magento instance ***#
 MAGENTO_BACKEND_NAME=
 MAGENTO_ADMIN_USERNAME=
 MAGENTO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
@@ -13,16 +41,14 @@ SELENIUM_PORT=4444
 SELENIUM_PROTOCOL=http
 SELENIUM_PATH=/wd/hub
 
-#*** Uncomment and set host & port if your dev environment needs different value other than MAGENTO_BASE_URL for Rest Api Requests ***#
+#*** Uncomment and set host & port if your dev environment needs different value other than MAGENTO_BASE_URL for Rest API Requests ***#
 #MAGENTO_RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST=
 #MAGENTO_RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT=
 
-DB_DSN=
-DB_USERNAME=
-DB_PASSWORD=
-
-#*** uncomment these properties to set up a dev environment with symlinked projects***#
+#*** Uncomment these properties to set up a dev environment with symlinked projects ***#
 #TESTS_BP=
 #FW_BP=
 #TESTS_MODULE_PATH=
-#MODULE_WHITELIST=
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+#MODULE_WHITELIST=
+
+#*** End of .env ***#
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