diff --git a/src/coffee/controllers/item_page_controller.coffee b/src/coffee/controllers/item_page_controller.coffee
index bc09289cf..92c7af346 100644
--- a/src/coffee/controllers/item_page_controller.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee/controllers/item_page_controller.coffee
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ module.exports = class ItemPageController extends PageController
         if @model.item?.description?.length > 0
             @_descriptionController.model = @model.item.description
             @_descriptionController.resetToDefaultState()
-            @show @$descriptionSection
-        else if @user?
-            @show @$descriptionSection
-        else
-            @hide @$descriptionSection
 
     _refreshRecipes: ->
         @_recipeControllers ?= []
diff --git a/src/jade/templates/item_page.jade b/src/jade/templates/item_page.jade
index cb459df3d..e1c86fcd4 100644
--- a/src/jade/templates/item_page.jade
+++ b/src/jade/templates/item_page.jade
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             h2 Recipes
             .panel
 
-        .description.section.hideable.hidden
+        .description.section
             h2 Description
             .panel.markdown