diff --git a/gramps/gen/lib/baseobj.py b/gramps/gen/lib/baseobj.py
index 89e9d062e2..0a10bd7209 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/lib/baseobj.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/lib/baseobj.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def get_object_state(self):
         null in JSON.
 
         :returns: Returns a dictionary of attributes that represent the state
-                  of the object or None if the object is empty.
+                  of the object or None.
         :rtype: dict
         """
         attr_dict = dict(