diff --git a/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py b/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py
index 344173c4b1..2cb2f4d660 100644
--- a/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py
+++ b/parsl/dataflow/dflow.py
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ def submit(self,
             - app_kwargs (dict) : Rest of the kwargs to the fn passed as dict.
 
         Returns:
-               (AppFuture) [DataFutures,]
+            AppFuture
 
         """