diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
index e0d312dcf84..51909b9a054 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Product_Data {
 					'downloadable'      => isset( $_POST['variable_is_downloadable'][ $i ] ),
 					'date_on_sale_from' => wc_clean( $_POST['variable_sale_price_dates_from'][ $i ] ),
 					'date_on_sale_to'   => wc_clean( $_POST['variable_sale_price_dates_to'][ $i ] ),
-					'description'       => wp_kses_post( wc_sanitize_textarea( $_POST['variable_description'][ $i ] ) ),
+					'description'       => wp_kses_post( $_POST['variable_description'][ $i ] ),
 					'download_limit'    => wc_clean( $_POST['variable_download_limit'][ $i ] ),
 					'download_expiry'   => wc_clean( $_POST['variable_download_expiry'][ $i ] ),
 					'downloads'         => self::prepare_downloads(