diff --git a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index 1e42e38ecc..6ce589bb4f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ function _is_valid_nav_menu_item( $item ) {
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
  *
- * @global string $_menu_item_sort_prop
  * @staticvar array $fetched
  *
  * @param int|string|WP_Term $menu Menu ID, slug, name, or object.