diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index a2ba12c..e3b38a3 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-    <description>ONOS information providers &amp; control/management protocol adapter</description>
+    <description>ONOS information providers and control/management protocol adapter</description>
 
     <modules>
         <module>openflow</module>