diff --git a/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/PulsarClient.java b/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/PulsarClient.java
index 5f1a18b0e0235..91cdc3a74de9d 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/PulsarClient.java
+++ b/pulsar-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/api/PulsarClient.java
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static ClientBuilder builder() {
      * this client has currently active. That implies that close and wait, asynchronously, until all pending producer
      * send requests are persisted.
      *
-     * @throws PulsarClientException
-     *             if the close operation fails
+     * @return a future that can be used to track the completion of the operation
      */
     CompletableFuture<Void> closeAsync();