diff --git a/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Classes/WidgetRegistry.php b/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Classes/WidgetRegistry.php
index 915b33d02d486807be4b7100fcc09c1494860651..2ab288490040b6d47c96e8f02fb53874fafa3deb 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Classes/WidgetRegistry.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Classes/WidgetRegistry.php
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ class WidgetRegistry implements SingletonInterface
             $parameters['items'][] = [
                 $widget->getTitle(),
                 $widget->getIdentifier(),
-                $widget->getIconIdentifier(),
-                $widget->getDescription(),
+                $widget->getIconIdentifier()
             ];
         }
     }
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Tests/Unit/WidgetRegistryTest.php b/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Tests/Unit/WidgetRegistryTest.php
index 72b093e24508d5709de2b57475ce47b465d0c83f..04c84cc536e16b6853a65faa3bb04d14c7e7202e 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Tests/Unit/WidgetRegistryTest.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/dashboard/Tests/Unit/WidgetRegistryTest.php
@@ -188,14 +188,12 @@ class WidgetRegistryTest extends UnitTestCase
                     [
                         'LLL:EXT:dashboard/Resources/Private/Language/Widgets.xlf:T3OrgNews.title',
                         't3orgnews',
-                        'content-widget-rss',
-                        'LLL:EXT:dashboard/Resources/Private/Language/Widgets.xlf:T3OrgNews.description',
+                        'content-widget-rss'
                     ],
                     [
                         'LLL:EXT:dashboard/Resources/Private/Language/Widgets.xlf:2ndWidget.title',
                         '2ndWidget',
-                        'content-widget-2nd',
-                        'LLL:EXT:dashboard/Resources/Private/Language/Widgets.xlf:2ndWidget.description',
+                        'content-widget-2nd'
                     ],
                 ]
             ],