diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 0fac22b85..f99caaee5 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -914,29 +914,15 @@ meta_window_update_sandboxed_app_id (MetaWindow *window)
 static void
 meta_window_update_desc (MetaWindow *window)
 {
-  g_autofree gchar *title = NULL;
-
   g_clear_pointer (&window->desc, g_free);
 
-  if (window->title)
-    title = g_utf8_substring (window->title, 0,
-                              MIN (10, g_utf8_strlen (window->title, -1)));
-
   if (window->client_type == META_WINDOW_CLIENT_TYPE_X11)
-    {
-      if (title)
-        window->desc = g_strdup_printf ("0x%lx (%s)", window->xwindow, title);
-      else
-        window->desc = g_strdup_printf ("0x%lx", window->xwindow);
-    }
+    window->desc = g_strdup_printf ("0x%lx", window->xwindow);
   else
     {
       guint64 small_stamp = window->stamp - G_GUINT64_CONSTANT(0x100000000);
 
-      if (title)
-        window->desc = g_strdup_printf ("W%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " (%s)", small_stamp, title);
-      else
-        window->desc = g_strdup_printf ("W%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT , small_stamp);
+      window->desc = g_strdup_printf ("W%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT , small_stamp);
     }
 }