diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sub-category-row.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sub-category-row.hbs
index 6f1cba0690c..9d9817b4bb7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sub-category-row.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/sub-category-row.hbs
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
             {{sub-category-item category=subsubcategory hideUnread="true" listType=listType}}
           {{/each}}
         </div>
-      {{else}}
-        {{#if category.description_excerpt}}
-          <div class="category-description subcategory-description">
-            {{dir-span category.description_excerpt}}
-          </div>
-        {{/if}}
       {{/if}}
     </td>
   </tr>