diff --git a/lib/puppet-strings/markdown/base.rb b/lib/puppet-strings/markdown/base.rb
index cb43c6b..c35202b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet-strings/markdown/base.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet-strings/markdown/base.rb
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ module PuppetStrings::Markdown
   #  ") inherits foo::bar {\n" +
   #  "}"}
   class Base
-
-    DISPLAYED_TAGS = %w[summary see since version param raise option overload]
-
     def initialize(registry, component_type)
       @type = component_type
       @registry = registry
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ module PuppetStrings::Markdown
       {
         name: name.to_s,
         link: link,
-        desc: summary || @registry[:docstring][:text].gsub("\n", ". "),
+        desc: summary || @registry[:docstring][:text][0..140].gsub("\n",' '),
         private: private?
       }
     end
@@ -162,14 +159,6 @@ module PuppetStrings::Markdown
       result
     end
 
-    def contains_displayed_tags?
-      result = @registry[:docstring][:text] ? true : false
-      @tags.each do |tag|
-        result = true if DISPLAYED_TAGS.include? tag[:tag_name]
-      end
-      result
-    end
-
     # @return [String] full markdown rendering of a component
     def render(template)
       file = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),"templates/#{template}")
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet-strings/markdown/base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet-strings/markdown/base_spec.rb
index fa254eb..c1e2716 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet-strings/markdown/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet-strings/markdown/base_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ describe PuppetStrings::Markdown::Base do
     before :each do
       YARD::Parser::SourceParser.parse_string(<<-SOURCE, :puppet)
 # An overview
+# @api private
 # @summary A simple class.
 # @param param1 First param.
 # @param param2 Second param.
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ SOURCE
 
     end
 
+    describe '#private?' do
+      it do
+        expect(component.private?).to be true
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#params' do
       it 'returns the expected params' do
         expect(component.params.size).to eq 3
@@ -126,7 +133,7 @@ SOURCE
         expect(toc).to be_instance_of Hash
       end
       it 'uses overview for :desc in absence of summary' do
-        expect(toc[:desc]).to eq 'An overview. It\'s a longer overview. Ya know?'
+        expect(toc[:desc]).to eq 'An overview It\'s a longer overview Ya know?'
       end
     end