diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d4678bf193..f505922ddd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <version>0.21.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Lantern Censorship Circumvention and Monitoring Prevention Tool</name>
   <description>
-    Lantern is a peer-to-peer and trust-network-based tool for circumventing censors and preventing monitoring.
+    Lantern is a peer-to-peer and trust-network-based tool for circumventing censors.
   </description>
   <url>https://github.com/getlantern/lantern</url>