diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
index 7e391e7a03fbb..5555b99a0ef88 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ def dropna(self, how="any"):
 
         Returns
         -------
-        valid : Index
+        Index
         """
         if how not in ("any", "all"):
             raise ValueError(f"invalid how option: {how}")