diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc b/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
index c5cefd1..22877a0 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
@@ -531,22 +531,10 @@ function menu_edit_menu($form, &$form_state, $type, $menu = array()) {
     '#disabled' => !empty($menu['old_name']) || isset($system_menus[$menu['menu_name']]),
   );
 
-  // Hide the menu description field unless an "edit description" checkbox is
-  // selected. This prevents the list of menu links from being pushed too far
-  // down the page.
-  $form['description_toggle'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'checkbox',
-    '#title' => t('Edit description'),
-  );
   $form['description'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textarea',
     '#title' => t('Description'),
     '#default_value' => $menu['description'],
-    '#states' => array(
-      'visible' => array(
-        ':input[name="description_toggle"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
-      ),
-    ),
   );
 
   // Add menu links administration form for existing menus.