diff --git a/dev-R/labeling/metadata.xml b/dev-R/labeling/metadata.xml
index 1be0e1f3dc..d2b2c8ce9f 100644
--- a/dev-R/labeling/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-R/labeling/metadata.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,4 @@
 		<email>lssndrbarbieri@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Alessandro Barbieri</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<longdescription lang="en">
-		Axis Labeling // Functions which provide a range of axis labeling
-		algorithms.
-	</longdescription>
 </pkgmetadata>