diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix
index 86914ab14e07..e40143c409e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "GNU ed, an implementation of the standard Unix stream editor";
+    description = "GNU ed, an implementation of the standard Unix editor";
 
     longDescription = ''
       GNU ed is a line-oriented text editor.  It is used to create,