diff --git a/packages/database-interface/instance.ts b/packages/database-interface/instance.ts
index 1f43d66f..67b97a42 100644
--- a/packages/database-interface/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/database-interface/instance.ts
@@ -285,15 +285,9 @@ export class Instance extends BaseInterface<typeof Instances> {
             return {
                 name:
                     metadata.metadata.nodeName || metadata.metadata.title || "",
-                description: {
-                    "text/plain": {
-                        content:
-                            metadata.metadata.nodeDescription ||
-                            metadata.metadata.description ||
-                            "",
-                        remote: false,
-                    },
-                },
+                description:
+                    metadata.metadata.nodeDescription ||
+                    metadata.metadata.description,
                 type: "InstanceMetadata",
                 software: {
                     name: "Unknown ActivityPub software",
diff --git a/server/api/well-known/versia.ts b/server/api/well-known/versia.ts
index 2dd15a69..3ef0fc76 100644
--- a/server/api/well-known/versia.ts
+++ b/server/api/well-known/versia.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ export default apiRoute((app) =>
             },
             host: new URL(config.http.base_url).host,
             name: config.instance.name,
-            description: {
-                "text/plain": {
-                    content: config.instance.description,
-                    remote: false,
-                },
-            },
+            description: config.instance.description,
             public_key: {
                 key: config.instance.keys.public,
                 algorithm: "ed25519",