diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
index 7c0d08c6b3..ab5ddafd17 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ function screen_icon() {
  * @since 3.2.0
  * @deprecated 3.8.0
  *
- * @return string
+ * @return string An HTML comment explaining that icons are no longer used.
  */
 function get_screen_icon() {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.8.0' );