diff --git a/cc3200/mods/modmachine.c b/cc3200/mods/modmachine.c
index 3c4e5a1169..fd14856076 100644
--- a/cc3200/mods/modmachine.c
+++ b/cc3200/mods/modmachine.c
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(machine_info_obj, 0, 1, machine_info)
 #endif
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t machine_freq(void) {
-    mp_obj_t tuple[1] = {
-       mp_obj_new_int(HAL_FCPU_HZ),
-    };
-    return mp_obj_new_tuple(1, tuple);
+    return mp_obj_new_int(HAL_FCPU_HZ);
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(machine_freq_obj, machine_freq);
 
diff --git a/docs/library/machine.rst b/docs/library/machine.rst
index c677bcbf06..1007f142fa 100644
--- a/docs/library/machine.rst
+++ b/docs/library/machine.rst
@@ -52,16 +52,7 @@ Power related functions
 
 .. function:: freq()
 
-    .. only:: not port_wipy
-
-        Returns CPU frequency in hertz.
-
-    .. only:: port_wipy
-
-        Returns a tuple of clock frequencies: ``(sysclk,)``
-        These correspond to:
-
-        - sysclk: frequency of the CPU
+    Returns CPU frequency in hertz.
 
 .. function:: idle()