diff --git a/dev-python/m2r/metadata.xml b/dev-python/m2r/metadata.xml
index 10ff509a87e05..fa17bcbedde2e 100644
--- a/dev-python/m2r/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/m2r/metadata.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,4 @@
 		<remote-id type="pypi">m2r</remote-id>
 		<remote-id type="github">miyakogi/m2r</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
-	<longdescription>
-		M2R converts a markdown file including reST markups to a valid reST format.
-	</longdescription>
 </pkgmetadata>