diff --git a/distributed/client.py b/distributed/client.py
index 5f14cb4911..72b109e206 100644
--- a/distributed/client.py
+++ b/distributed/client.py
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ def submit(
             coroutine, it will be run on the main event loop of a worker. Otherwise
             ``func`` will be run in a worker's task executor pool (see
             ``Worker.executors`` for more information.)
-        *args : tuple
+        *args
             Optional positional arguments
         key : str
             Unique identifier for the task.  Defaults to function-name and hash