diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/permutation.py b/python/python/lancedb/permutation.py
index 9e04a0c6d..9e9096611 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/permutation.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/permutation.py
@@ -781,11 +781,10 @@ class Permutation:
 
     def fetch(self, indices: list[int]) -> Any:
         """
-        Fetch rows from the permutation by offset.
+        Fetch rows from the permutation
 
-        This is the public batch-access API. It returns the rows for the given
-        offsets in the same shape as configured by
-        [with_format](#with_format) / [with_transform](#with_transform).
+        returns the rows for the given permutation in the same shape as configured by
+        with_format / with_transform.
 
         Examples
         --------
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_permutation.py b/python/python/tests/test_permutation.py
index f9b20a228..e29772f91 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_permutation.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_permutation.py
@@ -1098,20 +1098,5 @@ def test_getitems_invalid_offset(some_permutation: Permutation):
 
 
 def test_fetch_matches_getitems(some_permutation: Permutation):
-    """Public fetch() should be equivalent to __getitems__."""
     indices = [0, 1, 2, 10, 100]
     assert some_permutation.fetch(indices) == some_permutation.__getitems__(indices)
-
-
-def test_fetch_respects_format(some_permutation: Permutation):
-    """fetch() applies the configured format/transform."""
-    arrow_perm = some_permutation.with_format("arrow")
-    result = arrow_perm.fetch([0, 1, 2])
-    assert isinstance(result, pa.RecordBatch)
-    assert result.num_rows == 3
-
-
-def test_fetch_invalid_offset(some_permutation: Permutation):
-    """fetch() with an out-of-range offset raises an error."""
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
-        some_permutation.fetch([999999])