@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ def to_rgba(self, x, alpha=None, bytes=False, norm=True):
         treated as an RGB or RGBA array, and no mapping will be done.
         The array can be `~numpy.uint8`, or it can be floats with
         values in the 0-1 range; otherwise a ValueError will be raised.
-        Any nans will be set to 0 alpha and if *x* it is a masked array, any
-        masked elements will be set to 0 alpha.
+        Any nans or masked elements will be set to 0 alpha.
         If the last dimension is 3, the *alpha* kwarg (defaulting to 1)
         will be used to fill in the transparency.  If the last dimension
         is 4, the *alpha* kwarg is ignored; it does not