diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
index 6108f5452145..2b7ed189a8ff 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -1297,17 +1297,6 @@ def subplot2grid(shape, loc, rowspan=1, colspan=1, fig=None, **kwargs):
     -------
     `.axes.SubplotBase`, or another subclass of `~.axes.Axes`
 
-        The axes of the subplot. The returned axes base class depends on
-        the projection used. It is `~.axes.Axes` if rectilinear projection
-        is used and `.projections.polar.PolarAxes` if polar projection
-        is used. The returned axes is then a subplot subclass of the
-        base class.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    an `.axes.SubplotBase` subclass of `~.axes.Axes` (or a subclass of \
-`~.axes.Axes`)
-
         The axes of the subplot.  The returned axes base class depends on the
         projection used.  It is `~.axes.Axes` if rectilinear projection is used
         and `.projections.polar.PolarAxes` if polar projection is used.  The