diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml
index 4afa302cb464..de2946fbb2cc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-custom-parent/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <artifactId>spring-boot-with-custom-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>spring-boot-with-custom-parent</name>
-    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml
index 870e051e7d11..1c6479ca6004 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-with-starter-parent/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     <artifactId>spring-boot-with-starter-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>spring-boot-with-starter-parent</name>
-    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>