diff --git a/plinth/modules/bind/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/bind/__init__.py
index f7ee5ead3..46df17235 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/bind/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/bind/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class BindApp(app_module.App):
 
         info = app_module.Info(app_id=self.app_id, version=self._version,
                                name=_('BIND'), icon='fa-globe-w',
-                               short_description=_('Domain Name Server'),
                                description=_description, manual_page='Bind',
                                tags=manifest.tags)
         self.add(info)
diff --git a/plinth/modules/cockpit/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/cockpit/__init__.py
index 7b73b04a6..806a66644 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/cockpit/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/cockpit/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class CockpitApp(app_module.App):
                                depends=['apache'], is_essential=True,
                                name=_('Cockpit'), icon='fa-wrench',
                                icon_filename='cockpit',
-                               short_description=_('Server Administration'),
                                description=_description, manual_page='Cockpit',
                                clients=manifest.clients, tags=manifest.tags)
         self.add(info)
diff --git a/plinth/modules/letsencrypt/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/letsencrypt/__init__.py
index ccbbed271..9175318ba 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/letsencrypt/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/letsencrypt/__init__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class LetsEncryptApp(app_module.App):
         info = app_module.Info(app_id=self.app_id, version=self._version,
                                is_essential=True, depends=['names'],
                                name=_('Let\'s Encrypt'), icon='fa-lock',
-                               short_description=_('Certificates'),
                                description=_description,
                                manual_page='LetsEncrypt', tags=manifest.tags,
                                donation_url='https://letsencrypt.org/donate/')
diff --git a/plinth/modules/pagekite/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/pagekite/__init__.py
index 4bf536282..b1d5e1b10 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/pagekite/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/pagekite/__init__.py
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ class PagekiteApp(app_module.App):
 
         info = app_module.Info(
             app_id=self.app_id, version=self._version, depends=['names'],
-            name=_('PageKite'), icon='fa-flag',
-            short_description=_('Public Visibility'), description=_description,
+            name=_('PageKite'), icon='fa-flag', description=_description,
             manual_page='PageKite', tags=manifest.tags,
             donation_url='https://pagekite.net/support/faq/#donate')
         self.add(info)
diff --git a/plinth/modules/performance/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/performance/__init__.py
index c3bf2cb4b..6c48c9f34 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/performance/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/performance/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class PerformanceApp(app_module.App):
 
         info = app_module.Info(app_id=self.app_id, version=self._version,
                                name=_('Performance'), icon='fa-bar-chart',
-                               short_description=_('System Monitoring'),
                                description=_description,
                                manual_page='Performance',
                                clients=manifest.clients, tags=manifest.tags)