diff --git a/dev-ruby/fivemat/metadata.xml b/dev-ruby/fivemat/metadata.xml
index 6440207a9d7ba..3df6a6aad98f3 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/fivemat/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-ruby/fivemat/metadata.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     <email>ruby@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Gentoo Ruby Project</name>
   </maintainer>
-  <longdescription lang="en">
-</longdescription>
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="github">tpope/fivemat</remote-id>
   </upstream>