diff --git a/sklearn/metrics/pairwise.py b/sklearn/metrics/pairwise.py
index e3022225068f5..85d9ec15a47a9 100644
--- a/sklearn/metrics/pairwise.py
+++ b/sklearn/metrics/pairwise.py
@@ -1361,6 +1361,7 @@ def cosine_similarity(X, Y=None, dense_output=True):
     Returns
     -------
     kernel matrix : ndarray of shape (n_samples_X, n_samples_Y)
+        Returns the cosine similarity between samples in X and Y.
     """
     # to avoid recursive import
 
diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
index 39b59a258075e..9a3160f7e54a5 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.additive_chi2_kernel",
     "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.check_paired_arrays",
     "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.chi2_kernel",
-    "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.cosine_similarity",
     "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.distance_metrics",
     "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.kernel_metrics",
     "sklearn.metrics.pairwise.pairwise_distances_argmin",