diff --git a/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_header_footer/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php b/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_header_footer/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php
index 1a8503ed30..3fdc8946a3 100644
--- a/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_header_footer/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php
+++ b/docroot/modules/custom/va_gov_header_footer/src/EventSubscriber/FormEventSubscriber.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\core_event_dispatcher\Event\Form\FormAlterEvent;
 use Drupal\core_event_dispatcher\FormHookEvents;
-use Drupal\va_gov_menus\Traits\MenuFormAlterTrait;
 use Drupal\va_gov_user\Service\UserPermsService;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
 
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@
  */
 class FormEventSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
 
-  use MenuFormAlterTrait;
-
   /**
    * The VA user permission service.
    *
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ public function formAlter(FormAlterEvent $event): void {
     $formId = $event->getFormId();
     $admin = $this->permsService->hasAdminRole(TRUE);
     if (in_array($formId, $this->menus) && !$admin) {
-      $this->hideMenuLinkDescriptionField($form);
+      $form['description']['#access'] = FALSE;
     }
   }