diff --git a/js/src/components/Event/ShareEventModal.vue b/js/src/components/Event/ShareEventModal.vue
index 9704b0ab7..029e0afa1 100644
--- a/js/src/components/Event/ShareEventModal.vue
+++ b/js/src/components/Event/ShareEventModal.vue
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ export default class ShareEventModal extends Vue {
   }
 
   get emailShareUrl(): string {
-    return `mailto:?to=&body=${this.event.url}${encodeURIComponent(
-      "\n\n"
-      // @ts-ignore
-    )}${ShareEventModal.textDescription}&subject=${this.event.title}`;
+    return `mailto:?to=&body=${this.event.url}&subject=${this.event.title}`;
   }
 
   get diasporaShareUrl(): string {
@@ -78,13 +75,6 @@ export default class ShareEventModal extends Vue {
       this.event.title
     )}&url=${encodeURIComponent(this.event.url)}`;
   }
-
-  static get textDescription(): string {
-    const meta = document.querySelector("meta[property='og:description']");
-    if (!meta) return "";
-    const desc = meta.getAttribute("content") || "";
-    return desc.substring(0, 1000);
-  }
 }
 </script>
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
diff --git a/js/src/views/Event/Event.vue b/js/src/views/Event/Event.vue
index 675172c9a..74ce52dee 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Event/Event.vue
+++ b/js/src/views/Event/Event.vue
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ export default class Event extends EventMixin {
         // @ts-ignore
         .share({
           title: this.event.title,
-          text: Event.textDescription,
           url: this.event.url,
         })
         .then(() => console.log("Successful share"))
@@ -985,13 +984,6 @@ export default class Event extends EventMixin {
       : this.event.beginsOn;
   }
 
-  static get textDescription(): string {
-    const meta = document.querySelector("meta[property='og:description']");
-    if (!meta) return "";
-    const desc = meta.getAttribute("content") || "";
-    return desc.substring(0, 1000);
-  }
-
   get eventCapacityOK(): boolean {
     if (this.event.draft) return true;
     if (!this.event.options.maximumAttendeeCapacity) return true;