diff --git a/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py b/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py
index be40ede40..b13888ee0 100644
--- a/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py
+++ b/docs/gallery/general/plot_read_basics.py
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@
 nwbfile
 
 #######################################
-# For more advance use, use the :py:class:`~pynwb.NWBHDF5IO`. Here, we show how it can be used as a context manager
-# to read data from an NWB file in a more controlled way:
+# For more advanced use cases, the :py:class:~pynwb.NWBHDF5IO class provides additional functionality. 
+# Below, we demonstrate how :py:class:~pynwb.NWBHDF5IO can be used as a context manager 
+# to read data from an NWB file in a more controlled manner:
 
 from pynwb import NWBHDF5IO
 with NWBHDF5IO(filepath, mode="r") as io2:
diff --git a/src/pynwb/__init__.py b/src/pynwb/__init__.py
index 98d95002a..e8f2540b0 100644
--- a/src/pynwb/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pynwb/__init__.py
@@ -540,9 +540,9 @@ def read_nwb(**kwargs):
 def read_nwb(**kwargs):
     """Read an NWB file from a local path or remote URL.
 
-    Provides a simple, high-level interface for reading NWB files in the most 
-    common use cases. Automatically handles both HDF5 and Zarr formats.
-    For advanced use cases (parallel I/O, custom namespaces), use NWBHDF5IO or NWBZarrIO.
+    High-level interface for reading NWB files. Automatically handles both HDF5 
+    and Zarr formats. For advanced use cases (parallel I/O, custom namespaces), 
+    use NWBHDF5IO or NWBZarrIO.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ def read_nwb(**kwargs):
     * Always opens in read-only mode
     * Automatically loads namespaces
     * Detects file format based on extension
-    * Automatically handles local and remote paths
 
     Advanced features requiring direct use of IO classes include:
     * Streaming data from s3
diff --git a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py
index 545b590de..f17a7217a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ def test_read_nwb_method_file(self):
             io.write(self.nwbfile)
             
         import h5py
+
         file = h5py.File(self.path, 'r')
         
         read_nwbfile = NWBHDF5IO.read_nwb(file=file)
@@ -626,7 +627,4 @@ def test_read_nwb_method_s3_path(self):
         read_nwbfile = NWBHDF5IO.read_nwb(path=s3_test_path)
         assert read_nwbfile.identifier == "3f77c586-6139-4777-a05d-f603e90b1330"
     
-        assert read_nwbfile.subject.subject_id == "1"
-        
-        
-        
+        assert read_nwbfile.subject.subject_id == "1"
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