diff --git a/Lib/glyphsLib/builder/builders.py b/Lib/glyphsLib/builder/builders.py
index 75db3484d..e1d389661 100644
--- a/Lib/glyphsLib/builder/builders.py
+++ b/Lib/glyphsLib/builder/builders.py
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ def __init__(
             self.skip_export_glyphs = set()
 
         self._font = None
-        """The GSFont that will be built."""
 
     @property
     def font(self):