diff --git a/dev-python/sdnotify/sdnotify-0.3.1.ebuild b/dev-python/sdnotify/sdnotify-0.3.1.ebuild
index 7e034a96ad4b4..fe6f98641f016 100644
--- a/dev-python/sdnotify/sdnotify-0.3.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sdnotify/sdnotify-0.3.1.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
-DESCRIPTION="A pure Python implementation of systemd's service notification protocol (sd_notify)"
+DESCRIPTION="Python implementation of systemd's service notification protocol (sd_notify)"
 HOMEPAGE="
 	https://github.com/bb4242/sdnotify
 	https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sdnotify"