diff --git a/doc/manual.txt b/doc/manual.txt
index b006216ce3b..207f6db3422 100644
--- a/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/doc/manual.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ checksum="fea0a94d4b605894f3e2d5572e3f96e4413bcad3a085aae7367c2cf07908b2ff"
 
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-
 The template file contains definitions to download, build and install the
 package files to a `fake destdir`, and after this a binary package can be
 generated with the definitions specified on it.
@@ -273,10 +272,6 @@ can be separated by blanks. The files must end in `.tar.lzma`, `.tar.xz`,
 separated by blanks. Please note that the order must be the same than
 was used in `${distfiles}`. Example `checksum="kkas00xjkjas"`
 
-*long_desc*::
- A long description of the main package. Max 80 chars per line and must
-not contain the following characters: `&`, `<`, `>`.
-
 *wrksrc*::
  The directory name where the package sources are extracted, by default
 set to `${pkgname}-${version}`.