diff --git a/pisi/operations/build.py b/pisi/operations/build.py
index e19bfec1..e06e2352 100644
--- a/pisi/operations/build.py
+++ b/pisi/operations/build.py
@@ -1052,11 +1052,6 @@ class Builder:
             if not package.summary:
                 package.summary = self.spec.source.summary
             if not package.description:
-                # TODO: remove this if statement with the part in
-                # specfile.py:SpecFile
-                if not self.spec.source.description:
-                    self.spec.dirtyWorkAround()
-
                 package.description = self.spec.source.description
             if not package.partOf:
                 package.partOf = self.spec.source.partOf
diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index 4b445454..72d48a83 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Source:
     t_IsA = [ [autoxml.String], autoxml.optional]
     t_PartOf = [autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
     t_Summary = [autoxml.LocalText, autoxml.mandatory]
-    t_Description = [autoxml.LocalText, autoxml.optional]
+    t_Description = [autoxml.LocalText, autoxml.mandatory]
     t_Icon = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
     t_Archive = [ [Archive], autoxml.mandatory, "Archive" ]
     t_AdditionalFiles = [ [AdditionalFile], autoxml.optional]
@@ -398,12 +398,6 @@ class SpecFile(xmlfile.XmlFile):
     def getSourceRelease(self):
         return self.history[0].release
 
-    def dirtyWorkAround(self):
-        #TODO: Description should be mandatory. Remove this code when repo is ready.
-        #http://liste.pardus.org.tr/gelistirici/2006-September/002332.html
-        self.source.description = autoxml.LocalText("Description")
-        self.source.description["en"] = self.source.summary["en"]
-
     def _set_i18n(self, tag, inst):
         try:
             for summary in tag.tags("Summary"):