diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
index 5364413bfd40..6f6268c5ad5d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
@@ -395,10 +395,18 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
 def ttfFontProperty(font):
     """
-    A function for populating the :class:`FontKey` by extracting
-    information from the TrueType font file.
+    Extract information from a TrueType font file.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    font : `.FT2Font`
+        The TrueType font file from which information will be extracted.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    `FontEntry`
+        The extracted font properties.
 
-    *font* is a :class:`FT2Font` instance.
     """
     name = font.family_name
 
@@ -474,10 +482,18 @@ def ttfFontProperty(font):
 
 def afmFontProperty(fontpath, font):
     """
-    A function for populating a :class:`FontKey` instance by
-    extracting information from the AFM font file.
+    Extract information from an AFM font file.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    font : `.AFM`
+        The AFM font file from which information will be extracted.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    `FontEntry`
+        The extracted font properties.
 
-    *font* is a class:`AFM` instance.
     """
 
     name = font.get_familyname()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/type1font.py b/lib/matplotlib/type1font.py
index de6c030299bf..0eed97ec68ea 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/type1font.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/type1font.py
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@ class Type1Font(object):
     """
     A class representing a Type-1 font, for use by backends.
 
-    .. attribute:: parts
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    parts : tuple
+        A 3-tuple of the cleartext part, the encrypted part, and the finale of
+        zeros.
 
-       A 3-tuple of the cleartext part, the encrypted part, and the
-       finale of zeros.
+    prop : Dict[str, Any]
+        A dictionary of font properties.
 
-    .. attribute:: prop
-
-       A dictionary of font properties.
     """
     __slots__ = ('parts', 'prop')