diff --git a/dev-java/sun-jmx/sun-jmx-1.2.1-r3.ebuild b/dev-java/sun-jmx/sun-jmx-1.2.1-r3.ebuild
index d6a1f17070fe1..4966ca743969e 100644
--- a/dev-java/sun-jmx/sun-jmx-1.2.1-r3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/sun-jmx/sun-jmx-1.2.1-r3.ebuild
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ JAVA_PKG_IUSE="doc examples"
 inherit java-pkg-2
 
 MY_P=jmx-${PV//./_}
-DESCRIPTION="Java Management Extensions for managing and monitoring devices, applications, and services"
+DESCRIPTION="Java Management Extensions for managing and monitoring"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/tech/javamanagement-140525.html"
 SRC_URI="${MY_P}-ri.zip"