# HG changeset patch
# Parent abec9753221cab7c8c8c0dafb50693723270c3fa
diff --git a/Doc/library/test.rst b/Doc/library/test.rst
--- a/Doc/library/test.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/test.rst
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@
    Module and package deprecation messages are suppressed during this import
    if *deprecated* is ``True``.
 
-   This function will raise :exc:`unittest.SkipTest` if the named module
-   cannot be imported.
+   This function will return ``None`` if the named module cannot be imported.
 
    Example use::