diff --git a/sklearn/neural_network/multilayer_perceptron.py b/sklearn/neural_network/multilayer_perceptron.py
index a8fcc8e11cdb9..f05c15c4ea2f3 100644
--- a/sklearn/neural_network/multilayer_perceptron.py
+++ b/sklearn/neural_network/multilayer_perceptron.py
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ def fit(self, X, y):
 
     @property
     def partial_fit(self):
-        """Fit the model to data matrix X and target y.
+        """Update the model with a single iteration over the given data.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ def fit(self, X, y):
 
     @property
     def partial_fit(self):
-        """Fit the model to data matrix X and target y.
+        """Update the model with a single iteration over the given data.
 
         Parameters
         ----------