2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index a4d16e46060..877c65afccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://git-scm.com/;
-    description = "Git, a popular distributed version control system";
+    description = "Distributed version control system";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
 
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcs/default.nix
index e71d23132ac..823638669b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcs/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/;
-    description = "GNU RCS, a revision control system";
+    description = "Revision control system";
     longDescription =
       '' The GNU Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of
          files. RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging,