diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1225445..ed45557d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <code> >>> <strong>import requests</strong></code>
     <code> >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/repos/psf/requests')</code>
     <code> >>> r.json()["description"]</code>
-    <code> 'A simple, yet elegant HTTP library. Handcrafted, with ♥, for the Python community.'</code>
+    <code> 'A simple, yet elegant HTTP library.'</code>
     </div>
 
     <p align="center">