diff --git a/app-cdr/gaffitter/metadata.xml b/app-cdr/gaffitter/metadata.xml
index f2c6047addf02..26dd4a0434da6 100644
--- a/app-cdr/gaffitter/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-cdr/gaffitter/metadata.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 	<use>
 		<flag name="scripts">Install additional gaffitter scripts for external programs</flag>
 	</use>
-	<longdescription lang="en">
-</longdescription>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="sourceforge">gaffitter</remote-id>
 	</upstream>