diff --git a/net-misc/rancid/metadata.xml b/net-misc/rancid/metadata.xml
index 4b679e8b5fda1..d04de4894eded 100644
--- a/net-misc/rancid/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-misc/rancid/metadata.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@
 	<email>xmw@gentoo.org</email>
 	<name>Michael Weber</name>
 </maintainer>
-<longdescription lang="en">
-</longdescription>
 </pkgmetadata>