diff --git a/core.descr b/core.descr
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+Industrial strength alternative to OCaml's standard library
+
+The Core suite of libraries is an industrial strength alternative to
+OCaml's standard library that was developed by Jane Street, the
+largest industrial user of OCaml.
diff --git a/core.opam b/core.opam
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@@ -24,10 +24,3 @@ depends: [
   "ppxlib"                  {>= "0.1.0"}
 ]
 available: [ ocaml-version >= "4.04.1" ]
-descr: "
-Industrial strength alternative to OCaml's standard library
-
-The Core suite of libraries is an industrial strength alternative to
-OCaml's standard library that was developed by Jane Street, the
-largest industrial user of OCaml.
-"