diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsproject.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsproject.sip.in
index bc2d20b2f8e..5170f482f4c 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsproject.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsproject.sip.in
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ from a source to destination coordinate reference system.
 
     void clear();
 %Docstring
-Clear the project - removes all settings and resets it back to an empty, default state.
-
-.. versionadded:: 2.4
+Clears the project, removing all settings and resetting it back to an empty, default state.
 
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`cleared`
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.4
 %End
 
     bool read( const QString &filename );
diff --git a/src/core/qgsproject.h b/src/core/qgsproject.h
index f1def6d9bc2..139801e024b 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsproject.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsproject.h
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject, public QgsExpressionContextGenera
     void setTransformContext( const QgsCoordinateTransformContext &context );
 
     /**
-     * Clear the project - removes all settings and resets it back to an empty, default state.
-     * \since QGIS 2.4
+     * Clears the project, removing all settings and resetting it back to an empty, default state.
      * \see cleared()
+     * \since QGIS 2.4
      */
     void clear();