diff --git a/scikits/learn/datasets/base.py b/scikits/learn/datasets/base.py
index f7dc32ae7f2c5c96dc3925e5aee5a291ad231995..6a3451f7a992c9ba5f8ef00d0b151091431285f6 100644
--- a/scikits/learn/datasets/base.py
+++ b/scikits/learn/datasets/base.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def load_files(container_path, description=None, categories=None,
     Parameters
     ----------
 
-    container_path : string or unicode, or TarFile object
+    container_path : string or unicode
         Path to the main folder holding one subfolder per category
 
     description: string or unicode