diff --git a/libraries/cck/_/plugin/field.php b/libraries/cck/_/plugin/field.php
index 70d4de77b..0af93ecaf 100644
--- a/libraries/cck/_/plugin/field.php
+++ b/libraries/cck/_/plugin/field.php
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ public static function g_onCCK_FieldPrepareContent( &$field, &$config = array()
 			if ( trim( $field->label ) ) {
 				$field->label	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', trim( $field->label ) ) );
 			}
-			if ( trim( $field->description ) ) {
+			if ( $field->description ) {
 				$desc	=	trim( strip_tags( $field->description ) );
 				if ( $desc ) {
 					$field->description	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', $desc ) );
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ public static function g_onCCK_FieldPrepareForm( &$field, &$config = array() )
 			if ( trim( $field->label ) ) {
 				$field->label	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', trim( $field->label ) ) );
 			}
-			if ( trim( $field->description ) ) {
+			if ( $field->description) {
 				$desc	=	trim( strip_tags( $field->description ) );
 				if ( $desc ) {
 					$field->description	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', $desc ) );
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ public function g_onCCK_FieldPrepareSearch( &$field, &$config = array() )
 			if ( trim( $field->label ) ) {
 				$field->label	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', trim( $field->label ) ) );
 			}
-			if ( trim( $field->description ) ) {
+			if ( $field->description ) {
 				$desc	=	trim( strip_tags( $field->description ) );
 				if ( $desc ) {
 					$field->description	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', $desc ) );
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ public function g_onCCK_FieldPrepareStore( &$field, $name, $value, &$config = ar
 			if ( trim( $field->label ) ) {
 				$field->label	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', trim( $field->label ) ) );
 			}
-			if ( trim( $field->description ) ) {
+			if ( $field->description ) {
 				$desc	=	trim( strip_tags( $field->description ) );
 				if ( $desc ) {
 					$field->description	=	JText::_( 'COM_CCK_' . str_replace( ' ', '_', $desc ) );
@@ -1336,4 +1336,4 @@ public static function g_isStaticVariation( &$field, $variation, $strict = false
 		}
 	}
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>