diff --git a/packages/kbn-router-to-openapispec/src/process_router.ts b/packages/kbn-router-to-openapispec/src/process_router.ts
index cb55af3735b34..cef11241c551f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-router-to-openapispec/src/process_router.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-router-to-openapispec/src/process_router.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ export const processRouter = (
         summary: route.options.summary ?? '',
         tags: route.options.tags ? extractTags(route.options.tags) : [],
         ...(description ? { description } : {}),
-        ...(route.options.description ? { description: route.options.description } : {}),
         ...(hasDeprecations ? { deprecated: true } : {}),
         ...(route.options.discontinued ? { 'x-discontinued': route.options.discontinued } : {}),
         requestBody: !!validationSchemas?.body