diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index e04607e61..c7af7cd59 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
 
 project(villas-common
-    DESCRIPTION "VILLAScommon"
     LANGUAGES C CXX
 )