diff --git a/games-misc/xcowsay/metadata.xml b/games-misc/xcowsay/metadata.xml
index 0e6b946b9068d..50abf08fa7b20 100644
--- a/games-misc/xcowsay/metadata.xml
+++ b/games-misc/xcowsay/metadata.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@
 <use>
 	<flag name="fortune">Installs the fortune-mod xcow binary</flag>
 </use>
-<longdescription lang="en">
-</longdescription>
 </pkgmetadata>