diff --git a/R-package/R/lgb.Dataset.R b/R-package/R/lgb.Dataset.R
index 67b0a2884961..4a8e838f8a24 100644
--- a/R-package/R/lgb.Dataset.R
+++ b/R-package/R/lgb.Dataset.R
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ dimnames.lgb.Dataset <- function(x) {
 }
 
 #' @rdname dimnames.lgb.Dataset
-#' @return A list with the dimension names of the dataset
 #' @export
 `dimnames<-.lgb.Dataset` <- function(x, value) {
 
@@ -1024,7 +1023,6 @@ getinfo <- function(dataset, ...) {
 }
 
 #' @rdname getinfo
-#' @return info data
 #' @export
 getinfo.lgb.Dataset <- function(dataset, name, ...) {
 
@@ -1079,7 +1077,6 @@ setinfo <- function(dataset, ...) {
 }
 
 #' @rdname setinfo
-#' @return the dataset you passed in
 #' @export
 setinfo.lgb.Dataset <- function(dataset, name, info, ...) {
 
diff --git a/R-package/man/dimnames.lgb.Dataset.Rd b/R-package/man/dimnames.lgb.Dataset.Rd
index 58a753ca98fe..ec01a04f607b 100644
--- a/R-package/man/dimnames.lgb.Dataset.Rd
+++ b/R-package/man/dimnames.lgb.Dataset.Rd
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 and the second one is column names}
 }
 \value{
-A list with the dimension names of the dataset
-
 A list with the dimension names of the dataset
 }
 \description{
diff --git a/R-package/man/getinfo.Rd b/R-package/man/getinfo.Rd
index e223d45dcaf4..6dadaae9bb8e 100644
--- a/R-package/man/getinfo.Rd
+++ b/R-package/man/getinfo.Rd
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ getinfo(dataset, ...)
 \item{name}{the name of the information field to get (see details)}
 }
 \value{
-info data
-
 info data
 }
 \description{
diff --git a/R-package/man/setinfo.Rd b/R-package/man/setinfo.Rd
index 1481b621a6c0..e981ed051a73 100644
--- a/R-package/man/setinfo.Rd
+++ b/R-package/man/setinfo.Rd
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ setinfo(dataset, ...)
 \item{info}{the specific field of information to set}
 }
 \value{
-the dataset you passed in
-
 the dataset you passed in
 }
 \description{