diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-Exception-Class/template b/srcpkgs/perl-Exception-Class/template
index fd40b27e208..ffb88b92e71 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-Exception-Class/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-Exception-Class/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ hostmakedepends="perl-Class-Data-Inheritable perl-Devel-StackTrace"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
 depends="${hostmakedepends}"
 noarch=yes
-short_desc='Exception::Class - allows you to declare real exception classes'
+short_desc='Allows you to declare real exception classes'
 maintainer="Enguerrand de Rochefort <voidlinux@rochefort.de>"
 homepage="https://metacpan.org/pod/Exception::Class"
 license="GPL-1, Artistic"