diff --git a/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl b/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl
index 153459f475..8c78643b3e 100644
--- a/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl
+++ b/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var self = this;
         <tbody>
             <tr>
                 <td>
-                    <?js if (data.kind !== 'module' && data.description && !data.hideconstructor) { ?>
+                    <?js if (data.kind !== 'module' && !data.hideconstructor) { ?>
                         <p>
                             <?js= data.description ?>
                             <?js= this.partial('details.tmpl', data) ?>