diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/core/lightning.py b/pytorch_lightning/core/lightning.py
index 05eb8ee86be63..3d38f65892983 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/core/lightning.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/core/lightning.py
@@ -1399,7 +1399,6 @@ def _verify_is_manual_optimization(self, fn_name):
 
     @classmethod
     def _auto_collect_arguments(cls, frame=None) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict]:
-        """"""
         """
         Collect all module arguments in the current constructor and all child constructors.
         The child constructors are all the ``__init__`` methods that reach the current class through