diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 33db82ee1..6801e24d4 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
 
     def save_object(self, obj, **kwargs):
         """
-        Save the deserialized object and return it.
+        Save the deserialized object.
         """
         if getattr(obj, '_nested_forward_relations', None):
             # Nested relationships need to be saved before we can save the