diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
index 82346ac655176..bd85e2023dbef 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
     "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.count_nonzero",
     "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.csc_median_axis_0",
     "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.incr_mean_variance_axis",
-    "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.inplace_swap_row",
     "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.inplace_swap_row_csc",
     "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.inplace_swap_row_csr",
     "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.mean_variance_axis",
diff --git a/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py b/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py
index 64a86cf1180bf..e574071592354 100644
--- a/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py
+++ b/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def inplace_swap_row_csr(X, m, n):
 
 def inplace_swap_row(X, m, n):
     """
-    Swaps two rows of a CSC/CSR matrix in-place.
+    Swap two rows of a CSC/CSR matrix in-place.
 
     Parameters
     ----------