diff --git a/lib/private/User/Manager.php b/lib/private/User/Manager.php
index 028ee87b40b..5624a5901af 100644
--- a/lib/private/User/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/User/Manager.php
@@ -278,14 +278,6 @@ class Manager extends PublicEmitter implements IUserManager {
 		return $users;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Search by displayName
-	 *
-	 * @param string $pattern
-	 * @param int $limit
-	 * @param int $offset
-	 * @return IUser[]
-	 */
 	public function searchDisplayName($pattern, $limit = null, $offset = null) {
 		$users = [];
 		foreach ($this->backends as $backend) {
diff --git a/lib/public/IUserManager.php b/lib/public/IUserManager.php
index a4b70327e1e..48a16139044 100644
--- a/lib/public/IUserManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/IUserManager.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ interface IUserManager {
 	 * @param string $pattern
 	 * @param int $limit
 	 * @param int $offset
-	 * @return \OCP\IUser[]
+	 * @return list<IUser>
 	 * @since 8.0.0
 	 */
 	public function searchDisplayName($pattern, $limit = null, $offset = null);