diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c b/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
index 7c963ad8f1..f0a8ba1369 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION:element-input-selector
- * @short_description: N-to-1 stream selectoring
  * @see_also: #GstOutputSelector
  *
  * Direct one out of N input streams to the output pad.
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstoutputselector.c b/plugins/elements/gstoutputselector.c
index ea682a8f83..f447637e63 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstoutputselector.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstoutputselector.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION:element-output-selector
- * @short_description: 1-to-N stream selectoring
  * @see_also: #GstTee, #GstInputSelector
  *
  * Direct input stream to one out of N output pads.