diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 982a57a6f725e..4f45a96d23941 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ def droplevel(self, level, axis=0):
 
         Returns
         -------
-        DataFrame.droplevel()
+        DataFrame
+            DataFrame with requested index / column level(s) removed.
 
         Examples
         --------