diff --git a/srcpkgs/xev/template b/srcpkgs/xev/template
index 853fc6543b..f99725e342 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xev/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'xev'.
 pkgname=xev
 version=1.1.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libX11-devel"
@@ -11,8 +11,3 @@ license="MIT"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=3859c268edb26ad0484281a244a567ef2f70ba5f91f4b5dfd37799255ccf01c6
-long_desc="
- Xev is an X11 debugging tool. Xev creates a window (or can attach
- to an existing window) and then asks the X server to send it events
- whenever anything happens to the window (such as it being moved,
- resized, typed in, clicked in, etc cetera)."