diff --git a/IPython/core/pylabtools.py b/IPython/core/pylabtools.py
index b6d0d9f..b16d67a 100644
--- a/IPython/core/pylabtools.py
+++ b/IPython/core/pylabtools.py
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ def configure_inline_support(shell, backend, user_ns=None):
     Parameters
     ----------
     shell : InteractiveShell instance
-      If None, this function returns immediately.
 
     backend : matplotlib backend