diff --git a/src/PluginManager.cpp b/src/PluginManager.cpp
index 838373e50..e32fa5cbe 100644
--- a/src/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/src/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -1160,11 +1160,6 @@ wxString PluginDescriptor::GetVendor(bool translate) const
    return translate ? wxString(wxGetTranslation(mVendor)) : mVendor;
 }
 
-wxString PluginDescriptor::GetDescription(bool translate) const
-{
-   return translate ? wxString(wxGetTranslation(mDescription)) : mDescription;
-}
-
 bool PluginDescriptor::IsEnabled() const
 {
    return mEnabled;
@@ -1215,11 +1210,6 @@ void PluginDescriptor::SetVendor(const wxString & vendor)
    mVendor = vendor;
 }
 
-void PluginDescriptor::SetDescription(const wxString & description)
-{
-   mDescription = description;
-}
-
 void PluginDescriptor::SetEnabled(bool enable)
 {
    mEnabled = enable;
@@ -2015,12 +2005,18 @@ void PluginManager::LoadGroup(wxFileConfig *pRegistry, PluginType type)
       }
       plug.SetVendor(strVal);
 
+#if 0
+      // This was done before version 2.2.2, but the value was not really used
+      // But absence of a value will cause early versions to skip the group
+      // Therefore we still write a blank to keep pluginregistry.cfg
+      // backwards-compatible
+
       // Get the description and bypass group if not found
       if (!pRegistry->Read(KEY_DESCRIPTION, &strVal))
       {
          continue;
       }
-      plug.SetDescription(strVal);
+#endif
 
       // Is it enabled...default to no if not found
       pRegistry->Read(KEY_ENABLED, &boolVal, false);
@@ -2212,7 +2208,8 @@ void PluginManager::SaveGroup(wxFileConfig *pRegistry, PluginType type)
       pRegistry->Write(KEY_NAME, plug.GetName(false));
       pRegistry->Write(KEY_VERSION, plug.GetVersion(false));
       pRegistry->Write(KEY_VENDOR, plug.GetVendor(false));
-      pRegistry->Write(KEY_DESCRIPTION, plug.GetDescription(false));
+      // Write a blank -- see comments in LoadGroup:
+      pRegistry->Write(KEY_DESCRIPTION, wxString{});
       pRegistry->Write(KEY_PROVIDERID, plug.GetProviderID());
       pRegistry->Write(KEY_ENABLED, plug.IsEnabled());
       pRegistry->Write(KEY_VALID, plug.IsValid());
@@ -2660,7 +2657,6 @@ PluginDescriptor & PluginManager::CreatePlugin(const PluginID & id,
    plug.SetName(ident->GetName());
    plug.SetVendor(ident->GetVendor());
    plug.SetVersion(ident->GetVersion());
-   plug.SetDescription(ident->GetDescription());
 
    return plug;
 }
diff --git a/src/PluginManager.h b/src/PluginManager.h
index a1c2dd4a3..0c335256c 100644
--- a/src/PluginManager.h
+++ b/src/PluginManager.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public:
    wxString GetName(bool translate = true) const;
    wxString GetVersion(bool translate = true) const;
    wxString GetVendor(bool translate = true) const;
-   wxString GetDescription(bool translate = true) const;
    bool IsEnabled() const;
    bool IsValid() const;
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ public:
    void SetName(const wxString & name);
    void SetVersion(const wxString & version);
    void SetVendor(const wxString & vendor);
-   void SetDescription(const wxString & description);
 
    void SetEnabled(bool enable);
    void SetValid(bool valid);
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ private:
    wxString mName;
    wxString mVersion;
    wxString mVendor;
-   wxString mDescription;
    wxString mProviderID;
    bool mEnabled;
    bool mValid;