diff --git a/src/components/form/fields/DescriptionField.tsx b/src/components/form/fields/DescriptionField.tsx
index 98d5a693..629ad075 100644
--- a/src/components/form/fields/DescriptionField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/fields/DescriptionField.tsx
@@ -1,46 +1,8 @@
 import i18n from '@dhis2/d2-i18n'
 import { TextAreaFieldFF } from '@dhis2/ui'
-import React, { useMemo } from 'react'
-import { Field as FieldRFF, useField } from 'react-final-form'
-import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
-import {
-    composeAsyncValidators,
-    required,
-    useCheckMaxLengthFromSchema,
-    useIsFieldValueUnique,
-    SchemaSection,
-} from '../../../lib'
-
-function useValidator({
-    schemaSection,
-    fieldName,
-}: {
-    schemaSection: SchemaSection
-    fieldName: string
-}) {
-    const params = useParams()
-    const modelId = params.id as string
-    const checkIsValueTaken = useIsFieldValueUnique({
-        model: schemaSection.namePlural,
-        field: fieldName,
-        id: modelId,
-    })
-
-    const checkMaxLength = useCheckMaxLengthFromSchema(
-        schemaSection.name,
-        fieldName
-    )
-
-    return useMemo(
-        () =>
-            composeAsyncValidators<string>([
-                checkIsValueTaken,
-                checkMaxLength,
-                required,
-            ]),
-        [checkIsValueTaken, checkMaxLength]
-    )
-}
+import React from 'react'
+import { Field as FieldRFF } from 'react-final-form'
+import { SchemaSection, useCheckMaxLengthFromSchema } from '../../../lib'
 
 export function DescriptionField({
     helpText,
@@ -49,27 +11,20 @@ export function DescriptionField({
     helpText?: string
     schemaSection: SchemaSection
 }) {
-    const validator = useValidator({ schemaSection, fieldName: 'description' })
-    const { meta } = useField('description', {
-        subscription: { validating: true },
-    })
-
-    const helpString =
-        helpText ||
-        i18n.t('A description should be clear and provide necessary details.')
+    const validate = useCheckMaxLengthFromSchema(
+        schemaSection.name,
+        'description'
+    )
 
     return (
-        <FieldRFF<string | undefined>
-            loading={meta.validating}
+        <FieldRFF
             component={TextAreaFieldFF}
             dataTest="formfields-description"
             inputWidth="400px"
             name="description"
-            label={i18n.t('Description (required)', {
-                fieldLabel: i18n.t('Description'),
-            })}
-            helpText={helpString}
-            validate={(description?: string) => validator(description)}
+            label={i18n.t('Description')}
+            helpText={helpText}
+            validate={validate}
             validateFields={[]}
         />
     )