diff --git a/src/sagemaker/huggingface/estimator.py b/src/sagemaker/huggingface/estimator.py
index 86df43d4e9..742b78b5be 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/huggingface/estimator.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/huggingface/estimator.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         Args:
             py_version (str): Python version you want to use for executing your model training
-                code. Defaults to ``None``. Required unless ``image_uri`` is provided.  If
+                code. If ``image_uri`` is provided, it can be set to ``None``.  If
                 using PyTorch, the current supported version is ``py36``. If using TensorFlow,
                 the current supported version is ``py37``.
             entry_point (str or PipelineVariable): Path (absolute or relative) to the Python source