diff --git a/pipeline/archive/archive.go b/pipeline/archive/archive.go
index f57ff2d3c..25a313683 100644
--- a/pipeline/archive/archive.go
+++ b/pipeline/archive/archive.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for archive
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "creating archives"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew.go b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
index 8be664de7..8c1d82540 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ const platform = "darwinamd64"
 // Pipe for brew deployment
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "creating homebrew formula"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/build/build.go b/pipeline/build/build.go
index 63bef3881..1aef8e5a1 100644
--- a/pipeline/build/build.go
+++ b/pipeline/build/build.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for build
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "building binaries"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/changelog/changelog.go b/pipeline/changelog/changelog.go
index b1507567e..d3b79dcd9 100644
--- a/pipeline/changelog/changelog.go
+++ b/pipeline/changelog/changelog.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var ErrInvalidSortDirection = errors.New("invalid sort direction")
 // Pipe for checksums
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "generating changelog"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go b/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
index b0480c885..5051c66be 100644
--- a/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
+++ b/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for checksums
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "calculating checksums"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/cleandist/dist.go b/pipeline/cleandist/dist.go
index 7bbc1f7da..412d6ac78 100644
--- a/pipeline/cleandist/dist.go
+++ b/pipeline/cleandist/dist.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for cleandis
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "checking ./dist"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go b/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
index 5d7609a17..c1e69cd76 100644
--- a/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for brew deployment
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "setting defaults for:"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/docker/docker.go b/pipeline/docker/docker.go
index 8963bfe92..f7be0fa24 100644
--- a/pipeline/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pipeline/docker/docker.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var ErrNoDocker = errors.New("docker not present in $PATH")
 // Pipe for docker
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "creating Docker images"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/env/env.go b/pipeline/env/env.go
index 8cf9df52f..1e199eb37 100644
--- a/pipeline/env/env.go
+++ b/pipeline/env/env.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var ErrMissingToken = errors.New("missing GITHUB_TOKEN")
 // Pipe for env
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "loading environment variables"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go b/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go
index 00909e09d..141367cec 100644
--- a/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go
+++ b/pipeline/fpm/fpm.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var ErrNoFPM = errors.New("fpm not present in $PATH")
 // Pipe for fpm packaging
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "creating Linux packages with fpm"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/git/git.go b/pipeline/git/git.go
index 08f7aeca9..ce514099c 100644
--- a/pipeline/git/git.go
+++ b/pipeline/git/git.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for brew deployment
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "getting and validating git state"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/piper.go b/pipeline/piper.go
index 676c7922b..767250b50 100644
--- a/pipeline/piper.go
+++ b/pipeline/piper.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/context"
 )
 
-// Piper interface
+// Piper defines a pipe, which can be part of a pipeline (a serie of pipes).
 type Piper interface {
 	fmt.Stringer
 
diff --git a/pipeline/release/release.go b/pipeline/release/release.go
index c0df9b0df..6644a3bab 100644
--- a/pipeline/release/release.go
+++ b/pipeline/release/release.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 // Pipe for github release
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "releasing to GitHub"
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go b/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
index 46ae91626..001dd7eba 100644
--- a/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
+++ b/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ type AppMetadata struct {
 // Pipe for snapcraft packaging
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-// Description of the pipe
 func (Pipe) String() string {
 	return "creating Linux packages with snapcraft"
 }