diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxd/lxd_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxd/lxd_container.py
index 191f77c690..31ecdbf708 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxd/lxd_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxd/lxd_container.py
@@ -551,9 +551,6 @@ def main():
             config=dict(
                 type='dict',
             ),
-            description=dict(
-                type='str',
-            ),
             devices=dict(
                 type='dict',
             ),