diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
index 5e053cb364a3..fa54b6f613fd 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def set_edgecolor(self, color):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        color : color or None or 'auto'
+        color : color or None
         """
         self._original_edgecolor = color
         self._set_edgecolor(color)