diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5040c02..c5c103e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -284,15 +284,14 @@ owner (the creator); another user's project — or a missing one — always resp
 | `GET` | `/api/projects` | the caller's projects, sorted A→Z by title |
 | `POST` | `/api/projects` | create a project |
 | `GET` | `/api/projects/{id}` | one project |
-| `PATCH` | `/api/projects/{id}` | update `title` and/or `description` |
+| `PATCH` | `/api/projects/{id}` | rename the project (`title`) |
 | `DELETE` | `/api/projects/{id}` | delete the project and its cards (`204`) |
 
 `GET /api/projects` is always ordered alphabetically (case-insensitive) by
 title; there is no other sort option. A user may own at most **100 projects** —
 creating one beyond that responds `409`.
 
-Create/update body: `title` (required on create, 1–255 chars), `description`
-(optional, ≤ 2000 chars, defaults to `""`). `PATCH` needs at least one field.
+Create/update body: `title` (required, 1–255 chars).
 
 Project representation:
 
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@ Project representation:
   "project": {
     "id": 1,
     "title": "Website relaunch",
-    "description": "Q3",
     "owner_id": 1,
     "card_count": 3,
     "completed_count": 1,
@@ -452,7 +450,7 @@ curl -s $BASE/api/me -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
 
 PROJECT=$(curl -s -X POST $BASE/api/projects \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-  -d '{"title":"Website relaunch","description":"Q3"}' \
+  -d '{"title":"Website relaunch"}' \
   | tr -d ' \n' | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
 
 curl -s $BASE/api/projects/$PROJECT/statuses -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
diff --git a/migrations/011_drop_project_description.sql b/migrations/011_drop_project_description.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdfdf21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/011_drop_project_description.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- The description field never got a UI home on the frontend and isn't used
+-- anywhere; drop it rather than carry an unused column.
+ALTER TABLE projects DROP COLUMN description;
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
index 7049f4f..0587c21 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
 final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
 {
     private const TITLE_MAX = 255;
-    private const DESCRIPTION_MAX = 2000;
     private const MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER = 100;
 
     public function __construct(
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
 
         $validator = new Validator($this->body($request));
         $title = $validator->requiredString('title', self::TITLE_MAX);
-        $description = $validator->optionalString('description', self::DESCRIPTION_MAX) ?? '';
         $validator->assert();
 
         if ($this->projects->countForOwner($ownerId) >= self::MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER) {
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
             );
         }
 
-        $project = $this->projects->create($ownerId, $title, $description);
+        $project = $this->projects->create($ownerId, $title);
         $this->statuses->seedDefaults($project['id']);
 
         return $this->json($response, ['project' => $this->present($project)], 201);
@@ -79,19 +77,10 @@ final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
         $project = $this->requireOwnedProject($request, $args);
 
         $validator = new Validator($this->body($request));
-        $fields = [];
-        if ($validator->has('title')) {
-            $fields['title'] = $validator->requiredString('title', self::TITLE_MAX);
-        }
-        if ($validator->has('description')) {
-            $fields['description'] = $validator->optionalString('description', self::DESCRIPTION_MAX) ?? '';
-        }
-        if ($fields === [] && !$validator->failed()) {
-            $validator->add('title', 'Provide at least one of: title, description.');
-        }
+        $title = $validator->requiredString('title', self::TITLE_MAX);
         $validator->assert();
 
-        $updated = $this->projects->update($project['id'], $project['owner_id'], $fields);
+        $updated = $this->projects->update($project['id'], $project['owner_id'], $title);
 
         return $this->json($response, ['project' => $this->present($updated)]);
     }
@@ -107,7 +96,7 @@ final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array{id: int, owner_id: int, title: string, description: string, card_count: int, completed_count: int, created_at: string, updated_at: string} $project
+     * @param array{id: int, owner_id: int, title: string, card_count: int, completed_count: int, created_at: string, updated_at: string} $project
      * @return array<string, mixed>
      */
     private function present(array $project): array
@@ -115,7 +104,6 @@ final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
         return [
             'id' => $project['id'],
             'title' => $project['title'],
-            'description' => $project['description'],
             'owner_id' => $project['owner_id'],
             'card_count' => $project['card_count'],
             'completed_count' => $project['completed_count'],
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectScopedController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectScopedController.php
index 9ba0aac..9c945f6 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectScopedController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/ProjectScopedController.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class ProjectScopedController extends Controller
      * by the authenticated user.
      *
      * @param array<string, string> $args
-     * @return array{id: int, owner_id: int, title: string, description: string, card_count: int, completed_count: int, created_at: string, updated_at: string}
+     * @return array{id: int, owner_id: int, title: string, card_count: int, completed_count: int, created_at: string, updated_at: string}
      */
     protected function requireOwnedProject(Request $request, array $args): array
     {
diff --git a/src/Repository/ProjectRepository.php b/src/Repository/ProjectRepository.php
index ffce5a7..a7fe659 100644
--- a/src/Repository/ProjectRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/ProjectRepository.php
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ use PDO;
  * Data access for the `projects` table.
  *
  * @phpstan-type ProjectRow array{
- *     id: int, owner_id: int, title: string, description: string,
+ *     id: int, owner_id: int, title: string,
  *     card_count: int, completed_count: int, created_at: string, updated_at: string
  * }
  */
 final class ProjectRepository
 {
     private const SELECT = <<<'SQL'
-        SELECT p.id, p.owner_id, p.title, p.description, p.created_at, p.updated_at,
+        SELECT p.id, p.owner_id, p.title, p.created_at, p.updated_at,
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cards c WHERE c.project_id = p.id) AS card_count,
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cards c WHERE c.project_id = p.id AND c.complete = 1) AS completed_count
         FROM projects p
@@ -68,15 +68,12 @@ final class ProjectRepository
     /**
      * @return ProjectRow
      */
-    public function create(int $ownerId, string $title, string $description): array
+    public function create(int $ownerId, string $title): array
     {
-        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare(
-            'INSERT INTO projects (owner_id, title, description) VALUES (:owner, :title, :description)'
-        );
+        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare('INSERT INTO projects (owner_id, title) VALUES (:owner, :title)');
         $stmt->execute([
             'owner' => $ownerId,
             'title' => $title,
-            'description' => $description,
         ]);
 
         /** @var ProjectRow $project */
@@ -86,23 +83,14 @@ final class ProjectRepository
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array{title?: string, description?: string} $fields
      * @return ProjectRow
      */
-    public function update(int $id, int $ownerId, array $fields): array
+    public function update(int $id, int $ownerId, string $title): array
     {
-        $sets = ['updated_at = ' . Database::nowExpr()];
-        $params = ['id' => $id];
-
-        foreach (['title', 'description'] as $column) {
-            if (array_key_exists($column, $fields)) {
-                $sets[] = "{$column} = :{$column}";
-                $params[$column] = $fields[$column];
-            }
-        }
-
-        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare('UPDATE projects SET ' . implode(', ', $sets) . ' WHERE id = :id');
-        $stmt->execute($params);
+        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare(
+            'UPDATE projects SET title = :title, updated_at = ' . Database::nowExpr() . ' WHERE id = :id'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute(['id' => $id, 'title' => $title]);
 
         /** @var ProjectRow $project */
         $project = $this->findOwnedBy($id, $ownerId);
diff --git a/tests/ProjectTest.php b/tests/ProjectTest.php
index 7e41a36..8107434 100644
--- a/tests/ProjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/ProjectTest.php
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ final class ProjectTest extends ApiTestCase
     {
         $auth = $this->authHeader();
 
-        $created = $this->request('POST', '/api/projects', [
-            'title' => '  Groceries  ',
-            'description' => 'Weekly shop',
-        ], $auth);
+        $created = $this->request('POST', '/api/projects', ['title' => '  Groceries  '], $auth);
 
         self::assertSame(201, $created->getStatusCode());
         $project = $this->decode($created)['project'];
         self::assertSame('Groceries', $project['title']);
-        self::assertSame('Weekly shop', $project['description']);
         self::assertSame(0, $project['card_count']);
 
         $index = $this->decode($this->request('GET', '/api/projects', null, $auth));
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ final class ProjectTest extends ApiTestCase
 
     public function test_project_creation_validates_title(): void
     {
-        $response = $this->request('POST', '/api/projects', ['description' => 'no title'], $this->authHeader());
+        $response = $this->request('POST', '/api/projects', [], $this->authHeader());
 
         self::assertSame(422, $response->getStatusCode());
         self::assertArrayHasKey('title', $this->decode($response)['error']['details']);
diff --git a/web/src/types.ts b/web/src/types.ts
index 6ec9448..efd4229 100644
--- a/web/src/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/types.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export interface Passkey {
 export interface Project {
   id: number
   title: string
-  description: string
   owner_id: number
   card_count: number
   completed_count: number