diff --git a/gnome-extra/nautilus-dropbox/metadata.xml b/gnome-extra/nautilus-dropbox/metadata.xml
index 363e4ef16f358..1b2becffa26c9 100644
--- a/gnome-extra/nautilus-dropbox/metadata.xml
+++ b/gnome-extra/nautilus-dropbox/metadata.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
   <!-- maintainer-needed -->
-  <longdescription lang="en">
-</longdescription>
 </pkgmetadata>