diff --git a/lib/pages/processing/processing_edit_editor.dart b/lib/pages/processing/processing_edit_editor.dart
index 40af132..9c3678f 100644
--- a/lib/pages/processing/processing_edit_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/processing/processing_edit_editor.dart
@@ -236,10 +236,6 @@ class _ProcessingEditEditorState extends State<ProcessingEditEditor> {
   }
 
   _completeProcessing() async {
-    if (_descCtl.text == "") {
-      showMsgDialog(context, "Error", "Expected some description");
-      return;
-    }
     if (_user.fcsID == null || _user.fcsID == "") {
       showMsgDialog(context, "Error", "Expected FCS-ID");
       return;
diff --git a/lib/pages/processing_old/processing_editor.dart b/lib/pages/processing_old/processing_editor.dart
index 0179675..634247d 100644
--- a/lib/pages/processing_old/processing_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/processing_old/processing_editor.dart
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ class _ProcessingEditorState extends State<ProcessingEditor> {
   }
 
   _completeProcessing() async {
-    if (_descCtl.text == "") {
-      showMsgDialog(context, "Error", "Expected some description");
-      return;
-    }
     if (_user.fcsID == null || _user.fcsID == "") {
       showMsgDialog(context, "Error", "Expected FCS-ID");
       return;