diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jasperreports/ValueStackDataSource.java b/plugins/jasperreports/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jasperreports/ValueStackDataSource.java
index 81641a5e2..c39b34e8f 100644
--- a/plugins/jasperreports/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jasperreports/ValueStackDataSource.java
+++ b/plugins/jasperreports/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jasperreports/ValueStackDataSource.java
@@ -92,12 +92,7 @@ public class ValueStackDataSource implements JRRewindableDataSource {
         //TODO: move the code to return a ValueStackDataSource to a seperate
         //      method when and if the JRDataSource interface is updated to support
         //      this.
-        String expression = field.getDescription();
-
-        if (expression == null) {
-            //Description is optional so use the field name as a default
-            expression = field.getName();
-        }
+        String expression = field.getName();
 
         Object value = valueStack.findValue(expression);
         LOG.debug("Field [{}] = [{}]", field.getName(), value);