diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index d8ebbbc6e..91b23ff1d 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -778,10 +778,7 @@ class Auth(object):
     def check_auth_blocking(self):
         """Checks if the user should be rejected for some external reason,
         such as monthly active user limiting or global disable flag
-        Args:
-            error (Error): The error that should be raised if user is to be
-            blocked
-            """
+        """
         if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau is True:
             current_mau = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
             if current_mau >= self.hs.config.max_mau_value: