diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst
index 18b89c4..b86fab6 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 
     :returns: A new instance of a public key.
 
-    :raises ValueError: If the PEM data could not be decrypted or if its
-        structure could not be decoded successfully.
+    :raises ValueError: If the PEM data's structure could not be decoded
+        successfully.
 
     :raises UnsupportedAlgorithm: If the serialized key is of a type that
         is not supported by the backend.