diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/DateUtils.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/DateUtils.java
index d53563375..e39aaf33f 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/DateUtils.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/DateUtils.java
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ public final class DateUtils {
      * @param dateValue the date value to parse
      * @param dateFormats the date formats to use
      *
-     * @return the parsed date
-     *
      * @return the parsed date or null if input could not be parsed
      */
     public static Date parseDate(final String dateValue, final String[] dateFormats) {