diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filters.py b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
index 154de30d5..2c31fdc48 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
@@ -661,8 +661,7 @@ class InterfaceListFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
         return queryset.filter(
             Q(device__icontains=value.strip()) |
             Q(name__icontains=value.strip()) |
-            Q(mac_address__icontains=value.strip()) |
-            Q(description__icontains=value)
+            Q(mac_address__icontains=value)
         ).distinct()