diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-03-10-21-48-05.bpo-46978.f5QFfw.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-03-10-21-48-05.bpo-46978.f5QFfw.rst
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--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-03-10-21-48-05.bpo-46978.f5QFfw.rst	
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed docstrings for in-place operators of built-in types.
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 2d1220a0695..b3f1429debc 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -8564,7 +8564,7 @@ an all-zero entry.
            #NAME "($self, /)\n--\n\n" DOC)
 #define IBSLOT(NAME, SLOT, FUNCTION, WRAPPER, DOC) \
     ETSLOT(NAME, as_number.SLOT, FUNCTION, WRAPPER, \
-           #NAME "($self, value, /)\n--\n\nCompute self " DOC " value.")
+           #NAME "($self, value, /)\n--\n\nReturn self" DOC "value.")
 #define BINSLOT(NAME, SLOT, FUNCTION, DOC) \
     ETSLOT(NAME, as_number.SLOT, FUNCTION, wrap_binaryfunc_l, \
            #NAME "($self, value, /)\n--\n\nReturn self" DOC "value.")