diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
index b56c52d8..63971b3f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "gui_copied_hidservauth": "HidServAuth line copied to clipboard",
     "gui_show_url_qr_code": "Show QR Code",
     "gui_qr_code_dialog_title": "OnionShare QR Code",
-    "gui_qr_code_description": "Scan this QR code with a QR reader, such as the camera on your phone, in order to more easily share the OnionShare address with someone.",
     "gui_waiting_to_start": "Scheduled to start in {}. Click to cancel.",
     "gui_please_wait": "Starting… Click to cancel.",
     "error_rate_limit": "Someone has made too many wrong attempts to guess your password, so OnionShare has stopped the server. Start sharing again and send the recipient a new address to share.",
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/widgets.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/widgets.py
index 6fffd77f..68642f28 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/widgets.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/widgets.py
@@ -140,15 +140,9 @@ class QRCodeDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         self.qr_label = QtWidgets.QLabel(self)
         self.qr_label.setPixmap(qrcode.make(self.text, image_factory=Image).pixmap())
 
-        self.qr_label_description = QtWidgets.QLabel(self)
-        self.qr_label_description.setText(strings._("gui_qr_code_description"))
-        self.qr_label_description.setWordWrap(True)
-
         self.setWindowTitle(strings._("gui_qr_code_dialog_title"))
         self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(GuiCommon.get_resource_path("images/logo.png")))
         layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self)
         layout.addWidget(self.qr_label)
-        layout.addWidget(self.qr_label_description)
 
         self.exec_()
-