diff --git a/dev-python/nest_asyncio/metadata.xml b/dev-python/nest_asyncio/metadata.xml
index 31536e562ab60..ff1aa274546d9 100644
--- a/dev-python/nest_asyncio/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/nest_asyncio/metadata.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 <pkgmetadata>
   <maintainer type="project">
     <email>python@gentoo.org</email>
-    <description>Python</description>
   </maintainer>
   <stabilize-allarches/>
   <upstream>