diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/audio/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/audio/serializers.py
index 6b9227ded..2d812fcf2 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/audio/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/audio/serializers.py
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ class ChannelUpdateSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
             description_obj = common_utils.attach_content(
                 obj.artist, "description", validated_data["description"]
             )
-            if description_obj:
-                actor_update_fields.append(("summary", description_obj.rendered))
 
         if "name" in validated_data:
             actor_update_fields.append(("name", validated_data["name"]))
diff --git a/api/tests/audio/test_serializers.py b/api/tests/audio/test_serializers.py
index 3c29bdf45..0eecba8d9 100644
--- a/api/tests/audio/test_serializers.py
+++ b/api/tests/audio/test_serializers.py
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ def test_channel_serializer_update(factories, mocker):
         sorted(channel.artist.tagged_items.values_list("tag__name", flat=True))
         == data["tags"]
     )
-    assert channel.actor.summary == common_utils.render_html(
-        data["description"]["text"], "text/markdown"
-    )
     assert channel.artist.description.text == data["description"]["text"]
     assert channel.artist.description.content_type == "text/markdown"
     assert channel.actor.name == data["name"]