diff --git a/gio/gsocketservice.c b/gio/gsocketservice.c
index 3fe3f060c..a7bd8f106 100644
--- a/gio/gsocketservice.c
+++ b/gio/gsocketservice.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ g_socket_service_class_init (GSocketServiceClass *class)
    * @service: the #GSocketService.
    * @connection: a new #GSocketConnection object.
    * @source_object: the source_object passed to g_socket_listener_add_address().
-   * @returns: %TRUE if @connection has been handled.
    *
    * The ::incoming signal is emitted when a new incoming connection
    * to @service needs to be handled. The handler must initiate the