diff --git a/src/xmpsample.cpp b/src/xmpsample.cpp
index 7a345bb7..aa717405 100644
--- a/src/xmpsample.cpp
+++ b/src/xmpsample.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ try {
     v->read("lang=de-DE Hallo, Welt");       // The default doesn't need a 
     v->read("Hello, World");                 // qualifier
     xmpData.add(Exiv2::XmpKey("Xmp.dc.description"), v.get());
-    xmpData.add(Exiv2::XmpKey("Xmp.tiff.ImageDescription"), v.get());
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Register a namespace which Exiv2 doesn't know yet. This is only needed