diff --git a/django/apps/registry.py b/django/apps/registry.py
index a66e561566..dfb7f09c91 100644
--- a/django/apps/registry.py
+++ b/django/apps/registry.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"Utilities for loading models and the modules that contain them."
-
 from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
 import os
 import sys