diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandoramonitoring/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandoramonitoring/package.py
index 25008056ad9..7448a04ce41 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandoramonitoring/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandoramonitoring/package.py
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 
 
 class Pandoramonitoring(CMakePackage):
-    """Metadata package to bring together and build multiple Pandora libraries.
-    NOTE: for proper version control with spack, this should be broken up and
-    the subpackages installed individually."""
+    """ROOT-based Event Visualisation Environment for Pandora with
+    tree-writing functionality"""
 
     url = "https://github.com/PandoraPFA/PandoraMonitoring/archive/v03-04-00.tar.gz"
     homepage = "https://github.com/PandoraPFA/PandoraMonitoring"
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandorasdk/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandorasdk/package.py
index 77535e003eb..92286d5b50c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandorasdk/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pandorasdk/package.py
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 
 
 class Pandorasdk(CMakePackage):
-    """Metadata package to bring together and build multiple Pandora libraries.
-    NOTE: for proper version control with spack, this should be broken up and
-    the subpackages installed individually."""
+    """Pandora Software Development Kit for pattern-recognition algorithms"""
 
     url = "https://github.com/PandoraPFA/PandoraSDK/archive/v03-04-00.tar.gz"
     homepage = "https://github.com/PandoraPFA/PandoraSDK"