diff --git a/src/ngResource/resource.js b/src/ngResource/resource.js
index b08341f1c88c..382c62a1adde 100644
--- a/src/ngResource/resource.js
+++ b/src/ngResource/resource.js
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ function shallowClearAndCopy(src, dst) {
  *     GET request, otherwise if a cache instance built with
  *     {@link ng.$cacheFactory $cacheFactory}, this cache will be used for
  *     caching.
- *   - **`timeout`** – `{number|Promise}` – timeout in milliseconds, or {@link ng.$q promise} that
- *     should abort the request when resolved.
+ *   - **`timeout`** – `{number}` – timeout in milliseconds.
  *   - **`withCredentials`** - `{boolean}` - whether to set the `withCredentials` flag on the
  *     XHR object. See
  *     [requests with credentials](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/http_access_control#section_5)