diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 033c160..612a590 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ### Removed
 
 - Remove changelog configuration from `build.gradle.kts` as it is preconfigured now in the IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin
+- Remove `intellijPlatform.pluginConfiguration.description` default configuration from `build.gradle.kts`.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 557660f..10a4cef 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import org.jetbrains.changelog.markdownToHTML
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.platform.gradle.TestFrameworkType
 
 plugins {
@@ -16,21 +15,3 @@ dependencies {
         testFramework(TestFrameworkType.Platform)
     }
 }
-
-// Configure IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin - read more: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-intellij-platform-gradle-plugin-extension.html
-intellijPlatform {
-    pluginConfiguration {
-        // Extract the <!-- Plugin description --> section from README.md and provide for the plugin's manifest
-        description = providers.fileContents(layout.projectDirectory.file("README.md")).asText.map {
-            val start = "<!-- Plugin description -->"
-            val end = "<!-- Plugin description end -->"
-
-            with(it.lines()) {
-                if (!containsAll(listOf(start, end))) {
-                    throw GradleException("Plugin description section not found in README.md:\n$start ... $end")
-                }
-                subList(indexOf(start) + 1, indexOf(end)).joinToString("\n").let(::markdownToHTML)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}