diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsproviderguimetadata.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsproviderguimetadata.sip.in
index 02ba49ad2f7..59b6bccf2fc 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsproviderguimetadata.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsproviderguimetadata.sip.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Holds data for GUI part of the data providers
 %End
   public:
 
-    QgsProviderGuiMetadata( const QString &key, const QString &description );
+    explicit QgsProviderGuiMetadata( const QString &key );
 %Docstring
 Constructor for provider gui metadata
 %End
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ Returns source select providers
     QString key() const;
 %Docstring
 Returns unique provider key
-%End
-
-    QString description() const;
-%Docstring
-Returns provider description
 %End
 
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/providers/gdal/qgsgdalguiprovider.cpp b/src/gui/providers/gdal/qgsgdalguiprovider.cpp
index 0234fa2743e..f604a17ad18 100644
--- a/src/gui/providers/gdal/qgsgdalguiprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/providers/gdal/qgsgdalguiprovider.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "qgsgdaldataitems.h"
 
 static QString PROVIDER_KEY = QStringLiteral( "gdal" );
-static QString PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION = QStringLiteral( "GDAL provider" );
 
 QgsGdalItemGuiProvider::QgsGdalItemGuiProvider() = default;
 
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ class QgsGdalRasterSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 
 
 QgsGdalGuiProviderMetadata::QgsGdalGuiProviderMetadata():
-  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( PROVIDER_KEY, PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/providers/ogr/qgsogrguiprovider.cpp b/src/gui/providers/ogr/qgsogrguiprovider.cpp
index 6c84497481c..bf5bb7ea818 100644
--- a/src/gui/providers/ogr/qgsogrguiprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/providers/ogr/qgsogrguiprovider.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "qgsprojectstorageguiprovider.h"
 
 static const QString TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY = QStringLiteral( "ogr" );
-static const QString TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION = QStringLiteral( "OGR data provider" );
 
 //! Provider for OGR vector source select
 class QgsOgrVectorSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ QgsAbstractDataSourceWidget *QgsOgrVectorSourceSelectProvider::createDataSourceW
 }
 
 QgsOgrGuiProviderMetadata::QgsOgrGuiProviderMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.cpp b/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.cpp
index 7596d9ddb62..b8b0ecd32fd 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include "qgsprojectstorageguiprovider.h"
 #include "qgssourceselectprovider.h"
 
-QgsProviderGuiMetadata::QgsProviderGuiMetadata( const QString &key, const QString &description )
-  : mKey( key ), mDescription( description )
+QgsProviderGuiMetadata::QgsProviderGuiMetadata( const QString &key )
+  : mKey( key )
 {
 }
 
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ QString QgsProviderGuiMetadata::key() const
   return mKey;
 }
 
-QString QgsProviderGuiMetadata::description() const
-{
-  return mDescription;
-}
-
 void QgsProviderGuiMetadata::registerGui( QMainWindow * )
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.h b/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.h
index 57f8727036e..d8cbece781e 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsproviderguimetadata.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsProviderGuiMetadata
     /**
      * Constructor for provider gui metadata
      */
-    QgsProviderGuiMetadata( const QString &key, const QString &description );
+    explicit QgsProviderGuiMetadata( const QString &key );
 
     virtual ~QgsProviderGuiMetadata();
 
@@ -60,15 +60,9 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsProviderGuiMetadata
     //! Returns unique provider key
     QString key() const;
 
-    //! Returns provider description
-    QString description() const;
-
   private:
-    /// unique key for data provider
+    //! unique key for data provider
     QString mKey;
-
-    /// associated terse description
-    QString mDescription;
 };
 
 #endif //QGSPROVIDERGUIMETADATA_H
diff --git a/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsafsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsafsprovider.cpp
index 6f4d5d07818..42e5d3d9d41 100644
--- a/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsafsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsafsprovider.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class QgsAfsSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 
 
 QgsAfsProviderGuiMetadata::QgsAfsProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsamsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsamsprovider.cpp
index 1cf09ecbd62..c0936f728d4 100644
--- a/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsamsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/arcgisrest/qgsamsprovider.cpp
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ class QgsAmsSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsAmsProviderGuiMetadata::QgsAmsProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/db2/qgsdb2provider.cpp b/src/providers/db2/qgsdb2provider.cpp
index 0d8836e60fe..344ae29ff0b 100644
--- a/src/providers/db2/qgsdb2provider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/db2/qgsdb2provider.cpp
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ class QgsDb2SourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsDb2ProviderGuiMetadata::QgsDb2ProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( PROVIDER_KEY, PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp b/src/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp
index 59cf35a1ce7..6884471bbd6 100644
--- a/src/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/delimitedtext/qgsdelimitedtextprovider.cpp
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ class QgsDelimitedTextSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsDelimitedTextProviderGuiMetadata::QgsDelimitedTextProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/geonode/qgsgeonodeprovider.cpp b/src/providers/geonode/qgsgeonodeprovider.cpp
index 3ec8c8b1036..981141501ce 100644
--- a/src/providers/geonode/qgsgeonodeprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/geonode/qgsgeonodeprovider.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ QList<QgsDataItemProvider *> QgsGeoNodeProviderMetadata::dataItemProviders() con
 class QgsGeonodeProviderGuiMetadata: public QgsProviderGuiMetadata
 {
   public:
-    QgsGeonodeProviderGuiMetadata(): QgsProviderGuiMetadata( PROVIDER_KEY, PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION ) {}
+    QgsGeonodeProviderGuiMetadata(): QgsProviderGuiMetadata( PROVIDER_KEY ) {}
     QList<QgsSourceSelectProvider *> sourceSelectProviders() override
     {
       QList<QgsSourceSelectProvider *> providers;
diff --git a/src/providers/mdal/qgsmdalprovider.cpp b/src/providers/mdal/qgsmdalprovider.cpp
index efafca43661..b0f4a7cf26d 100644
--- a/src/providers/mdal/qgsmdalprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/mdal/qgsmdalprovider.cpp
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class QgsMdalMeshSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsMdalProviderGuiMetadata::QgsMdalProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/mssql/qgsmssqlprovider.cpp b/src/providers/mssql/qgsmssqlprovider.cpp
index 8ebe84fc177..b50262324f4 100644
--- a/src/providers/mssql/qgsmssqlprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/mssql/qgsmssqlprovider.cpp
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ class QgsMssqlSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsMssqlProviderGuiMetadata::QgsMssqlProviderGuiMetadata():
-  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp b/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp
index d450be6a312..db95703387b 100644
--- a/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/oracle/qgsoracleprovider.cpp
@@ -3493,7 +3493,7 @@ class QgsOracleSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsOracleProviderGuiMetadata::QgsOracleProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( ORACLE_KEY, ORACLE_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( ORACLE_KEY )
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp
index 059559072be..8cbb054600f 100644
--- a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresprovider.cpp
@@ -5036,7 +5036,7 @@ class QgsPostgresProviderGuiMetadata: public QgsProviderGuiMetadata
 {
   public:
     QgsPostgresProviderGuiMetadata():
-      QgsProviderGuiMetadata( POSTGRES_KEY, POSTGRES_DESCRIPTION )
+      QgsProviderGuiMetadata( POSTGRES_KEY )
     {
     }
     QList<QgsSourceSelectProvider *> sourceSelectProviders() override
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
index 34a7113061c..655a35fc50e 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
@@ -6065,7 +6065,7 @@ class QgsSpatialiteSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsSpatiaLiteProviderGuiMetadata::QgsSpatiaLiteProviderGuiMetadata():
-  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( SPATIALITE_KEY, SPATIALITE_DESCRIPTION )
+  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( SPATIALITE_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/virtual/qgsvirtuallayerprovider.cpp b/src/providers/virtual/qgsvirtuallayerprovider.cpp
index 8ab76f034a6..1f18330f318 100644
--- a/src/providers/virtual/qgsvirtuallayerprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/virtual/qgsvirtuallayerprovider.cpp
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ class QgsVirtualSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 
 
 QgsVirtualLayerProviderGuiMetadata::QgsVirtualLayerProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( VIRTUAL_LAYER_KEY, VIRTUAL_LAYER_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( VIRTUAL_LAYER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/wcs/qgswcsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wcs/qgswcsprovider.cpp
index 785d567122b..b2ca99c4266 100644
--- a/src/providers/wcs/qgswcsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wcs/qgswcsprovider.cpp
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ class QgsWcsSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 
 
 QgsWcsProviderGuiMetadata::QgsWcsProviderGuiMetadata()
-  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( WCS_KEY, WCS_DESCRIPTION )
+  : QgsProviderGuiMetadata( WCS_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp
index c95db4e0b49..51cfdb95b08 100644
--- a/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ class QgsWfsSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 };
 
 QgsWfsProviderGuiMetadata::QgsWfsProviderGuiMetadata():
-  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY, TEXT_PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION )
+  QgsProviderGuiMetadata( TEXT_PROVIDER_KEY )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
index 71bd3e2a019..70648ed5bb4 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
@@ -4248,7 +4248,7 @@ class QgsWmsSourceSelectProvider : public QgsSourceSelectProvider
 class QgsWmsProviderGuiMetadata: public QgsProviderGuiMetadata
 {
   public:
-    QgsWmsProviderGuiMetadata(): QgsProviderGuiMetadata( WMS_KEY, WMS_DESCRIPTION ) {}
+    QgsWmsProviderGuiMetadata(): QgsProviderGuiMetadata( WMS_KEY ) {}
     QList<QgsSourceSelectProvider *> sourceSelectProviders() override
     {
       QList<QgsSourceSelectProvider *> providers;