diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template b/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
index 4c34b4b5860..840a1b2335b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'docbook2x'
 pkgname=docbook2x
 version=0.8.8
-revision=2
+revision=3
 patch_args="-Np1"
 wrksrc="docbook2X-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ homepage="http://docbook2x.sourceforge.net"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/docbook2X-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=4077757d367a9d1b1427e8d5dfc3c49d993e90deabc6df23d05cfe9cd2fcdc45
-long_desc="
- docbook2X is a software package that converts DocBook documents into the
- traditional Unix man page format and the GNU Texinfo format."
 
 post_install() {
 	sed -i -e 's|${prefix}|/usr|g' ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/*