diff --git a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/BaseParser.pm b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/BaseParser.pm
index c4f23a004ed4032b9aa245c9ccd093e4805a2a3e..977b3cce84c305569df2efcc5621e115036a36de 100644
--- a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/BaseParser.pm
+++ b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/BaseParser.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use POSIX qw(strftime);
 
 use SwissProtParser;
 use RefSeqParser;
+use RefSeqGPFFParser;
 
 my $host = "ecs1g";
 my $port = 3306;
@@ -178,8 +179,8 @@ sub upload_xrefs {
       foreach my $syn (@{$xref->{SYNONYMS}}) {
 
 	$xref_sth->execute($syn,
-			   $xref->{LABEL},
-			   $xref->{DESCRIPTION},
+			   "",
+			   "",
 			   $xref->{SOURCE_ID},
 			   $xref->{SPECIES_ID});