diff --git a/dev-python/PyUtilib/metadata.xml b/dev-python/PyUtilib/metadata.xml
index 26c1b264f1f56..2541628cf9a86 100644
--- a/dev-python/PyUtilib/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/PyUtilib/metadata.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@
     <email>chutzpah@gentoo.org</email>
     <name>Patrick McLean</name>
   </maintainer>
-  <longdescription lang="en">
-  </longdescription>
 </pkgmetadata>