diff --git a/docs/api-guide/validators.md b/docs/api-guide/validators.md
index d48d1df7b..bb8466a2c 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/validators.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/validators.md
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ A validator may be any callable that raises a `serializers.ValidationError` on f
     def even_number(value):
         if value % 2 != 0:
             raise serializers.ValidationError('This field must be an even number.')
-        return value
 
 #### Field-level validation