diff --git a/srcpkgs/dash/template b/srcpkgs/dash/template
index 18d3c421788..b95e5e83094 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dash/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dash/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dash'
 pkgname=dash
 version=0.5.7
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 register_shell="/bin/sh"
 depends="coreutils"
@@ -12,10 +12,3 @@ homepage="http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=ae89fa9f1145b7748cf0740e1df04cd52fdf8a285da4911dd0f04983efba4e39
-long_desc="
- Debian Almquist shell (dash) is a POSIX-compliant Unix shell, much smaller
- than bash. It requires less disk space but is also less feature rich.
-
- Dash is a direct descendant of the NetBSD version of the Almquist Shell
- (ash). It was ported to Linux by Herbert Xu in early 1997. It was renamed to
- dash in 2002."