diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
index cb5b4a6c8993c..c96d9e2c5f77a 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
@@ -4170,7 +4170,8 @@ def equals(self, other):
         Returns
         -------
         bool
-            If two Index objects have equal elements True, otherwise False.
+            True if "other" is an Index and it has the same elements as calling
+            index; False otherwise.
         """
         if self.is_(other):
             return True