diff --git a/pcl_ros/package.xml b/pcl_ros/package.xml
index 05355e30..f2235910 100644
--- a/pcl_ros/package.xml
+++ b/pcl_ros/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <package>
   <name>pcl_ros</name>
   <version>1.0.16</version>
-  <description brief="Point Cloud Library interface package">
+  <description>
 <p>
   PCL (Point Cloud Library) ROS interface stack. PCL-ROS is the preferred
   bridge for 3D applications involving n-D Point Clouds and 3D geometry
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
   <author>Open Perception</author>
   <maintainer email="jkammerl@willowgarage.com">Julius Kammerl</maintainer>
   <license>BSD</license>  
-  <review status="Doc reviewed" notes=""/>
   <url>http://ros.org/wiki/perception_pcl</url>
-  <copyright>Open Perception</copyright>
 
   <build_depend>catkin</build_depend>
   <build_depend>eigen</build_depend>
diff --git a/perception_pcl/package.xml b/perception_pcl/package.xml
index f7601f8d..2011d090 100644
--- a/perception_pcl/package.xml
+++ b/perception_pcl/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <package>
   <name>perception_pcl</name>
   <version>1.0.16</version>
-  <description brief="Point Cloud Library interface package">
+  <description>
 <p>
   PCL (Point Cloud Library) ROS interface stack. PCL-ROS is the preferred
   bridge for 3D applications involving n-D Point Clouds and 3D geometry
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <maintainer email="jkammerl@willowgarage.com">Julius Kammerl</maintainer>
   <license>BSD</license>  
   <url>http://ros.org/wiki/perception_pcl</url>
-  <copyright>Open Perception</copyright>
 
   <build_depend>catkin</build_depend>