diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 9275fe4cdc1b..ea5be5870e51 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -496,8 +496,6 @@ static enum alarmtimer_type clock2alarm(clockid_t clockid)
  * @now: time at the timer expiration
  *
  * Posix timer callback for expired alarm timers.
- *
- * Return: whether the timer is to be restarted
  */
 static void alarm_handle_timer(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t now)
 {