diff --git a/_layouts/main.html b/_layouts/main.html
index 4ff53f7f0..a799d9231 100644
--- a/_layouts/main.html
+++ b/_layouts/main.html
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
                     <h1 class="rotating-header">
                         Beets is
                         <span id="beetsis">the media library management system
-                            for obsessive-compulsive music geeks.</span>
+                            for obsessive music geeks.</span>
                     </h1>
                     <h1 class="fixed-header">
                         Beets is the media library management system for
-                        obsessive-compulsive music geeks.
+                        obsessive music geeks.
                     </h1>
                 </div>
                 {% else %}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ or <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u={{ site.url | cgi_escape }}
 <section>
 <h3><a href="/">This is Beets</a></h3>
 <p>
-    Beets is the media library management system for obsessive-compulsive music
+    Beets is the media library management system for obsessive music
     geeks. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaqJmjM23D0">Watch a
         screencast</a> to learn more.
 </p>
diff --git a/beets.js b/beets.js
index 0175a5d65..af7ef21bc 100644
--- a/beets.js
+++ b/beets.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var INTERVAL_INITIAL = 7000;
 var INTERVAL_SUBSEQUENT = 5000;
 var BEETS_IS = [
-    'the media library management system for obsessive-compulsive music geeks',
+    'the media library management system for obsessive music geeks',
     'an infinitely flexible automatic metadata corrector and file renamer',
     'the best command-line tool for viewing, querying, and renaming your music collection',
     'an album art downloader, lyrics fetcher, and genre identifier',