diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/type/edition/view.html b/openlibrary/templates/type/edition/view.html
index e6c46500c33..caab7572a2e 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/type/edition/view.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/type/edition/view.html
@@ -366,16 +366,6 @@ <h3 class="edition-header">$_("First Sentence")</h3>
             <p>"$(edition.first_sentence)"</p>
             </div>
 
-          $if edition.description:
-            <div class="section">
-              <h3 class="edition-header">$_("Edition Description")</h3>
-              <div class="edition-description">
-                <div class="addReadMore showlesscontent">
-                  $:sanitize(format(edition.description))
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
         $if edition:
           $ component_times['TableOfContents'] = time()
           $:macros.TableOfContents(edition, ocaid)