diff --git a/.changeset/green-laws-greet.md b/.changeset/green-laws-greet.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..120a1d3f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/green-laws-greet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Modify description column to not use auto width.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
index 08eb31bea3..72b6931e94 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
           line={2}
         />
       ),
-      width: 'auto',
     };
   },
   createSpecLifecycleColumn<T extends Entity>(): TableColumn<T> {