diff --git a/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h b/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
index 26358533..9ffdbfa8 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ SECP256K1_API int secp256k1_schnorrsig_sign_custom(
  *  In:    sig64: pointer to the 64-byte signature to verify.
  *           msg: the message being verified. Can only be NULL if msglen is 0.
  *        msglen: length of the message
- *        pubkey: pointer to an x-only public key to verify with (cannot be NULL)
+ *        pubkey: pointer to an x-only public key to verify with
  */
 SECP256K1_API SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify(
     const secp256k1_context *ctx,