--- vertical_tabs.admin.inc	Fri Jan 16 05:21:36 1970
+++ vertical_tabs.admin.inc	Fri Jan 16 05:21:36 1970
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
     '#description' => t('This feature will not work when adding a new content type and may not detect some fieldsets.'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('vertical_tabs_node_type_settings', 0),
   );
+  $form['vertical_tabs_hide_summary'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Hide the summary text'),
+    '#description' => t('This will disable the summary text bellow tab headline.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('vertical_tabs_hide_summary', 0),
+  );
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }
 
--- vertical_tabs.module	Fri Jan 16 05:21:36 1970
+++ vertical_tabs.module	Fri Jan 16 05:21:36 1970
@@ -339,10 +339,11 @@
     vertical_tabs_process_element($element, $key);
     vertical_tabs_process_attached($element);
 
+    $summary_key = variable_get('vertical_tabs_hide_summary', 0) ? NULL : $key;
     $settings[$key] = array(
       'name' => $element['#title'],
       'weight' => isset($element['#weight']) ? $element['#weight'] : 0,
-      'callback' => isset($element['#summary_callback']) ? $element['#summary_callback'] : $key,
+      'callback' => isset($element['#summary_callback']) ? $element['#summary_callback'] : $summary_key,
       'args' => isset($element['#summary_arguments']) ? $element['#summary_arguments'] : array(),
     );