diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/media.py b/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
index 73470f09ae..8ed690ea9d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ class DeleteMediaByID(RestServlet):
 
 
 class DeleteMediaByDateSize(RestServlet):
-    """Delete local media and local copies of remote media by
-    timestamp and size.
-    """
+    """Delete local media by timestamp and size."""
 
     PATTERNS = admin_patterns("/media/(?P<server_name>[^/]*)/delete$")