diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 27c41a2035..8413b51d5d 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1464,8 +1464,6 @@ class JobTemplateSurveySpec(GenericAPIView):
                 return Response(dict(error="'type' missing from survey element %s" % str(idx)), status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
             if "question_name" not in survey_item:
                 return Response(dict(error="'question_name' missing from survey element %s" % str(idx)), status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-            if "question_description" not in survey_item:
-                return Response(dict(error="'question_description' missing from survey element %s" % str(idx)), status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
             if "variable" not in survey_item:
                 return Response(dict(error="'variable' missing from survey element %s" % str(idx)), status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
             if "required" not in survey_item: