diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index 4e64a25e430eb..c891298d6e499 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -1681,7 +1681,8 @@ def items(self):
 
         See Also
         --------
-        DataFrame.items : Equivalent to Series.items for DataFrame.
+        DataFrame.items : Iterate over (column name, Series) pairs.
+        DataFrame.iterrows : Iterate over DataFrame rows as (index, Series) pairs.
 
         Examples
         --------