diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.c b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.c
index cd5779cb62..4616c81f34 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION:element-appsink
- * @short_description: hand data to an application
  * @see_also: #GstBaseSrc
  *
  * <refsect2>