diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template
index b44b5365a7..26b1987d8c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 noarch=yes
 depends="libuuid-devel libblkid-devel e2fsprogs-libs>=${version}"
 short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template
index 9561f7b36d..ab00a99f1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'e2fsprogs-libs'.
 #
 short_desc="${short_desc} -- shared libraries"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains the shared libraries."
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove "usr/lib/*.so*" usr/lib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
index d9a1614124..55aea6461c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'e2fsprogs'
 pkgname=e2fsprogs
-version=1.42.6
-revision=2
+version=1.42.7
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-htree --enable-elf-shlibs --disable-fsck
---enable-e2initrd-helper --disable-rpath --with-root-prefix=/usr
---disable-uuidd --disable-libuuid --disable-libblkid
---enable-symlink-build --enable-symlink-install
---libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib"
+ --enable-e2initrd-helper --disable-rpath --with-root-prefix=/usr
+ --disable-uuidd --disable-libuuid --disable-libblkid
+ --enable-symlink-build --enable-symlink-install
+ --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib"
 make_install_args="install-libs"
 makedepends="pkg-config libuuid-devel libblkid-devel"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs"
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/e2fsprogs/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=726b5919edeaee5b077d7a5b602284f1453ea31cf499efa433af26c679b667a5
-long_desc="
- It provides the filesystem utilities for use with the ext2 filesystem.
- It also supports the ext3/4 filesystem with journaling support."
+checksum=dc6501b2e75d205e425196d753d92b129c568525d8aad08085c0aa69ee9e7345
 
 post_install() {
 	# Remove stuff belonging to libblkid or libuuid pkgs.