diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
index e0ec4c12f3534..c1d3c54339e65 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "sklearn.utils.is_scalar_nan",
     "sklearn.utils.metaestimators.available_if",
     "sklearn.utils.metaestimators.if_delegate_has_method",
-    "sklearn.utils.sparsefuncs.inplace_swap_row_csr",
 ]
 FUNCTION_DOCSTRING_IGNORE_LIST = set(FUNCTION_DOCSTRING_IGNORE_LIST)
 
diff --git a/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py b/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py
index 0e1a4e19f7f6b..b9427f208b42e 100644
--- a/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py
+++ b/sklearn/utils/sparsefuncs.py
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ def inplace_swap_row_csc(X, m, n):
 
 
 def inplace_swap_row_csr(X, m, n):
-    """
-    Swaps two rows of a CSR matrix in-place.
+    """Swap two rows of a CSR matrix in-place.
 
     Parameters
     ----------