diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpi4py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpi4py/default.nix
index 4422c4e9f37..ec181652da6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpi4py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpi4py/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     description =
-      "Provides Python bindings for the Message Passing Interface standard";
+      "Python bindings for the Message Passing Interface standard";
     homepage = "http://code.google.com/p/mpi4py/";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
   };