diff --git a/python/core/qgstransaction.sip b/python/core/qgstransaction.sip
index 760211f744e..8714d94f5cc 100644
--- a/python/core/qgstransaction.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgstransaction.sip
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ class QgsTransaction : QObject /Abstract/
 
     virtual bool executeSql( const QString &sql, QString &error /Out/, bool isDirty = false ) = 0;
 %Docstring
- Execute the ``sql`` string. The result must not be a tuple, so running a
- ``SELECT`` query will return an error.
+ Execute the ``sql`` string.
 
  \param sql The sql query to execute
  \param error The error message
diff --git a/src/core/qgstransaction.h b/src/core/qgstransaction.h
index de1b5be14f6..4329ed5b5cb 100644
--- a/src/core/qgstransaction.h
+++ b/src/core/qgstransaction.h
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsTransaction : public QObject SIP_ABSTRACT
     bool rollback( QString &errorMsg SIP_OUT );
 
     /**
-     * Execute the \a sql string. The result must not be a tuple, so running a
-     * ``SELECT`` query will return an error.
+     * Execute the \a sql string.
      *
      * \param sql The sql query to execute
      * \param error The error message