diff --git a/ibis/expr/types/relations.py b/ibis/expr/types/relations.py
index c7b6619639a8..1c321797dcb6 100644
--- a/ibis/expr/types/relations.py
+++ b/ibis/expr/types/relations.py
@@ -1812,13 +1812,8 @@ def difference(self, table: Table, *rest: Table, distinct: bool = True) -> Table
 
     @deprecated(as_of="9.0", instead="use table.as_scalar() instead")
     def to_array(self) -> ir.Column:
-        """View a single column table as an array.
+        """Deprecated - use `as_scalar` instead."""
 
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Value
-            A single column view of a table
-        """
         schema = self.schema()
         if len(schema) != 1:
             raise com.ExpressionError(