diff --git a/parsl/channels/local/local.py b/parsl/channels/local/local.py
index 8a52b853d3..14dbf0405c 100644
--- a/parsl/channels/local/local.py
+++ b/parsl/channels/local/local.py
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@ def execute_wait(self, cmd, walltime=None, envs={}):
               to override the envs set at channel initialization.
 
         Returns:
-            - retcode : Return code from the execution, -1 on fail
+            - retcode : Return code from the execution
             - stdout  : stdout string
             - stderr  : stderr string
-
-        Raises:
-        None.
         '''
         current_env = copy.deepcopy(self._envs)
         current_env.update(envs)