diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/manifest.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/manifest.go
index f552cd43e8..2216599c57 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/manifest.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/manifest.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func ManifestSettingsPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		RepoID:           ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
 		Name:             ctx.FormString("name"),
 		Org:              ctx.FormString("org"),
-		Description:      ctx.FormString("description"),
+		Description:      ctx.Repo.Repository.Description,
 		Version:          ctx.FormString("version"),
 		LicenseSPDX:      ctx.FormString("license_spdx"),
 		LicenseName:      ctx.FormString("license_name"),
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/manifest.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/manifest.tmpl
index d0b0bdc1b4..cbae357196 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/manifest.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/manifest.tmpl
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 				<input name="org" value="{{.Manifest.Org}}" placeholder="Organization">
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<div class="field">
-			<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.manifest_description"}}</label>
-			<input name="description" value="{{.Manifest.Description}}" placeholder="Project description">
-		</div>
 		<div class="three fields">
 			<div class="field">
 				<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.manifest_version"}}</label>