diff --git a/src/neurostatslib/noise_model.py b/src/neurostatslib/noise_model.py
index 7310d468..6401b54a 100644
--- a/src/neurostatslib/noise_model.py
+++ b/src/neurostatslib/noise_model.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def emission_probability(
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def residual_deviance(self, predicted_rate: jnp.ndarray, spike_counts: jnp.ndarray):
-        r"""Compute the residual deviance for a Poisson model.
+        r"""Compute the residual deviance for the noise model.
 
         Parameters
         ----------