diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx
index 4edaedc9..374a1256 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/utilities/useValidation.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import { timezones } from '../steps/Timezone/timezonesList';
 import {
   getDuplicateMountPoints,
   isBlueprintNameValid,
-  isBlueprintDescriptionValid,
   isMountpointMinSizeValid,
   isSnapshotValid,
   isHostnameValid,
@@ -598,9 +597,11 @@ export function useDetailsValidation(): StepValidation {
     return { errors: { name: '' }, disabledNext: false };
   }
 
-  const descriptionError = !isBlueprintDescriptionValid(description)
-    ? 'Invalid description'
-    : '';
+  let descriptionError = '';
+  const maxDescriptionLength = 250;
+  if (description.length > maxDescriptionLength) {
+    descriptionError = `Description is too long (max ${maxDescriptionLength} characters)`;
+  }
 
   return {
     errors: {
diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts
index eb6cab74..7b7f1e48 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/validators.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ export const isSnapshotValid = (dateString: string) => {
   return !isNaN(date.getTime()) && isSnapshotDateValid(date);
 };
 
-export const isBlueprintDescriptionValid = (blueprintDescription: string) => {
-  return blueprintDescription.length <= 250;
-};
-
 export const isFileSystemConfigValid = (partitions: Partition[]) => {
   const duplicates = getDuplicateMountPoints(partitions);
   return duplicates.length === 0;