diff --git a/src/libei.h b/src/libei.h
index c8ffb34..c955d29 100644
--- a/src/libei.h
+++ b/src/libei.h
@@ -416,9 +416,11 @@ void
 ei_device_add(struct ei_device *device);
 
 /**
- * Notify the server that the device is no longer required. The server will
- * reply with a @ref EI_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVED event once the device has been
- * removed.
+ * Notify the server that the device should be removed.
+ *
+ * The server will **not** send an @ref EI_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVED event for
+ * this device, it should be considered removed by the client once this
+ * function completes.
  *
  * This does not release any resources associated with this device, use
  * ei_device_unref() for any references held by the client.