diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php
index 5ef2132f8233..743a7a9e057e 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ public function __construct()
         // Once we have constructed the command, we'll set the description and other
         // related properties of the command. If a signature wasn't used to build
         // the command we'll set the arguments and the options on this command.
-        if (! isset($this->description)) {
-            $this->setDescription((string) static::getDefaultDescription());
-        } else {
+        if (isset($this->description)) {
             $this->setDescription((string) $this->description);
         }