diff --git a/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst b/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
index 90d67d84d0ef08..69cf066190bc2f 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
@@ -521,11 +521,11 @@ everyday Python programs.
 Descriptor protocol
 -------------------
 
-``descr.__get__(self, obj, type=None) -> value``
+``descr.__get__(self, obj, type=None)``
 
-``descr.__set__(self, obj, value) -> None``
+``descr.__set__(self, obj, value)``
 
-``descr.__delete__(self, obj) -> None``
+``descr.__delete__(self, obj)``
 
 That is all there is to it.  Define any of these methods and an object is
 considered a descriptor and can override default behavior upon being looked up