diff --git a/srcpkgs/swirc/template b/srcpkgs/swirc/template
index edafade6cd5..2f56d62942b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/swirc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/swirc/template
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ checksum="29bd8ece384527ab22ee994c000049ba4623e8ce6e0ca8023e1386ba60e72acf"
 
 build_options="notify"
 
-desc_option_notify="Enable support for desktop notifications"
-
 post_extract() {
 	vsed -i "${wrksrc}/src/events/privmsg.cpp" -e "s,/usr/local/share/swirc,/usr/share/swirc,"
 	vsed -i "${wrksrc}/src/main.cpp" -e "s,/usr/local/share/locale,/usr/share/locale,"