diff --git a/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_home/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php b/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_home/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php
index 3ec9e72d969..28b29bbc611 100644
--- a/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_home/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php
+++ b/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_home/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\va_gov_home\EventSubscriber;
 
+use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait;
 use Drupal\core_event_dispatcher\Event\Form\FormAlterEvent;
 use Drupal\core_event_dispatcher\FormHookEvents;
 use Drupal\va_gov_user\Service\UserPermsService;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
  * VA.gov home event subscriber.
  */
 class FormEventSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
+  use StringTranslationTrait;
 
   /**
    * The VA user permission service.
@@ -29,18 +31,30 @@ public function __construct(UserPermsService $permsService) {
     $this->permsService = $permsService;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function getSubscribedEvents(): array {
+    return [
+      FormHookEvents::FORM_ALTER => ['formAlter'],
+    ];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Form alters for va_gov_home.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\core_event_dispatcher\Event\Form\FormAlterEvent $event
    *   The form event.
    */
-  public function formAlter(FormAlterEvent $event) {
+  public function formAlter(FormAlterEvent $event): void {
+    $form = &$event->getForm();
     if ($event->getFormId() === 'menu_link_content_home-page-hub-list_form') {
-      $form = &$event->getForm();
       $admin = $this->permsService->hasAdminRole(TRUE);
       $this->hubMenuFormAlter($form, $admin);
-    };
+    }
+    if ($event->getFormId() === 'menu_link_content_va-gov-footer_form' || $event->getFormId() === 'menu-link-content-footer-bottom-rail-form') {
+      $this->hideMenuLinkDescriptionField($form, $admin);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -51,7 +65,7 @@ public function formAlter(FormAlterEvent $event) {
    * @param bool $admin
    *   TRUE if current user is an admin.
    */
-  public function hubMenuFormAlter(array &$form, bool $admin) {
+  public function hubMenuFormAlter(array &$form, bool $admin): void {
     $this->hubMenuHideAddtributes($form)
       ->hubMenuHideExpanded($form)
       ->hubMenuHideViewMode($form, $admin)
@@ -123,12 +137,13 @@ public function hubMenuHideParentLink(array &$form, bool $admin): static {
   }
 
   /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
+   * Hides the description field on certain menu link forms.
+   *
+   * @param array $form
+   *   The form element array.
    */
-  public static function getSubscribedEvents(): array {
-    return [
-      FormHookEvents::FORM_ALTER => ['formAlter'],
-    ];
+  public function hideMenuLinkDescriptionField(array &$form): void {
+    $form['description']['#access'] = FALSE;
   }
 
 }