diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index db44cde5..a764b951 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class RemoteSpec(object):
 
 class Project(object):
   # These objects can be shared between several working trees.
-  shareable_files = ['description', 'info']
+  shareable_files = ['info']
   shareable_dirs = ['hooks', 'objects', 'rr-cache']
 
   def __init__(self,