=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/validationRules.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/validationRules.js	2015-09-17 08:47:06 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/validationRules.js	2015-10-23 08:32:36 +0000
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
             "rangelength" : [2,230]
         },
         "description" : {
-            "required" : true
+            "required" : false
         },
         "reportDateDescription" : {
             "required" : true,

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-program/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-program/addProgramStageForm.vm'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-program/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-program/addProgramStageForm.vm	2015-10-23 03:41:44 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-program/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-program/addProgramStageForm.vm	2015-10-23 08:32:36 +0000
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	</tr>	
 	
 	<tr>
-		<td><label for="description">$i18n.getString( "description" ) <em title="$i18n.getString( 'required' )" class="required">*</em></label></td>
+		<td><label for="description">$i18n.getString( "description" )</label></td>
 		<td><textarea id="description" name="description"></textarea></td>
 	</tr>
 	

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-program/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-program/updateProgramStageForm.vm'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-program/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-program/updateProgramStageForm.vm	2015-10-23 03:41:44 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-program/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-program/updateProgramStageForm.vm	2015-10-23 08:32:36 +0000
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 			</tr>
 
 			<tr>
-				<td><label for="description">$i18n.getString( "description" ) <em title="$i18n.getString( 'required' )" class="required">*</em></label></td>
+				<td><label for="description">$i18n.getString( "description" )</label></td>
 				<td><textarea id="description" name="description">$!encoder.htmlEncode( $programStage.description )</textarea></td>
 			</tr>