diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index af3ed2c5831..dc910f6809f 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -2296,8 +2296,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(count_doc,
 PyDoc_STRVAR(reverse_doc,
 "L.reverse() -- reverse *IN PLACE*");
 PyDoc_STRVAR(sort_doc,
-"L.sort(key=None, reverse=False) -- stable sort *IN PLACE*;\n\
-cmp(x, y) -> -1, 0, 1");
+"L.sort(key=None, reverse=False) -- stable sort *IN PLACE*");
 
 static PyObject *list_subscript(PyListObject*, PyObject*);