diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-runner/metadata.xml b/dev-python/pytest-runner/metadata.xml
index b55f1c313f7bb..014232c4d121f 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-runner/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-runner/metadata.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Python</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<longdescription lang="en">
-		Adds support for tests during installation of setup.py files.
-	</longdescription>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="pypi">pytest-runner</remote-id>
 		<remote-id type="github">pytest-dev/pytest-runner</remote-id>