diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index fcc7301dc..53111f0c8 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -246,12 +246,17 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_cmd_io_raw(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
  * processes completions that are ready at the time of this function call. It does not
  * wait for outstanding commands to finish.
  *
+ * For each completed command, the request's callback function will
+ *  be called if specified as non-NULL when the request was submitted.
+ *
  * \param qpair Queue pair to check for completions.
  * \param max_completions Limit the number of completions to be processed in one call, or 0
  * for unlimited.
  *
  * \return Number of completions processed (may be 0) or negative on error.
  *
+ * \sa spdk_nvme_cmd_cb
+ *
  * This function may be called at any point while the controller is attached to
  *  the SPDK NVMe driver.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
index 462e9576f..6afdfaa8c 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -454,14 +454,6 @@ nvme_qpair_check_enabled(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
  * using its own synchronization method.
  */
 
-/**
- * \brief Checks for and processes completions on the specified qpair.
- *
- * For each completed command, the request's callback function will
- *  be called if specified as non-NULL when the request was submitted.
- *
- * \sa nvme_cb_fn_t
- */
 int32_t
 spdk_nvme_qpair_process_completions(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t max_completions)
 {