diff --git a/test/test_optiondescription.py b/test/test_optiondescription.py
index ba42e86..290901e 100644
--- a/test/test_optiondescription.py
+++ b/test/test_optiondescription.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from tiramisu import IntOption, StrOption, BoolOption, ChoiceOption, \
 from tiramisu_api import Config as JsonConfig
 
 
-def get_config(json, has_tree=False, default_verbosity=False, add_long=False, add_store_false=False):
+def get_config(json, has_tree=False, default_verbosity=False, add_long=False, add_store_false=False, empty_optiondescription=False):
     choiceoption = ChoiceOption('cmd',
                                 'choice the sub argument',
                                 ('str', 'list', 'int', 'none'),
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ def get_config(json, has_tree=False, default_verbosity=False, add_long=False, ad
                             booloption,
                             short_booloption,
                             ])
+    if empty_optiondescription:
+        descr = None
+    else:
+        descr = 'First OptionDescription'
     od1 = OptionDescription('od1',
-                            'First OptionDescription',
+                            descr,
                             [od0])
     before = StrOption('before',
                        'Before',
@@ -137,9 +141,6 @@ def test_optiondescription_help_remove_empty_description_od(json):
 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
 
-od1:
-  First OptionDescription
-
 od1.od0:
   Sub-Tree 1
 
@@ -148,13 +149,17 @@ od1.od0:
                         increase output verbosity
   -nv, --od1.od0.no-verbosity
 
+od2:
+  --od2.before BEFORE   Before
+  --od2.after AFTER     After
+
 od2.subtree:
   Sub-Tree 2
 
   --od2.subtree.str STR
                         string option 2
 """
-    parser = TiramisuCmdlineParser(get_config(json), 'prog.py', remove_empty_description_od=True)
+    parser = TiramisuCmdlineParser(get_config(json, empty_optiondescription=True), 'prog.py')
     f = StringIO()
     with redirect_stdout(f):
         parser.print_help()
diff --git a/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py b/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py
index e292a8b..3338fa3 100644
--- a/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py
+++ b/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/api.py
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ class TiramisuHelpFormatter:
                     len(self.items) == 1 and \
                     self.items[0][0].__name__ == '_format_text':
                 return ''
-            # Remove OD if name == description
-            if self.formatter.remove_empty_description_od and \
-                    self.items is not None and \
-                    self.heading is not None and \
-                    len(self.items) > 1 and \
-                    self.items[0][0].__name__ != '_format_text':
-                return ''
             return super().format_help()
 
 
@@ -227,7 +220,6 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
                  root: str=None,
                  fullpath: bool=True,
                  remove_empty_od: bool=False,
-                 remove_empty_description_od: bool=False,
                  formatter_class=HelpFormatter,
                  _forhelp: bool=False,
                  **kwargs):
@@ -235,11 +227,9 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
         self.config = config
         self.root = root
         self.remove_empty_od = remove_empty_od
-        self.remove_empty_description_od = remove_empty_description_od
         if TiramisuHelpFormatter not in formatter_class.__mro__:
             formatter_class = type('TiramisuHelpFormatter', (TiramisuHelpFormatter, formatter_class), {})
         formatter_class.remove_empty_od = self.remove_empty_od
-        formatter_class.remove_empty_description_od = self.remove_empty_description_od
         kwargs['formatter_class'] = formatter_class
         if self.root is None:
             subconfig = self.config.option
@@ -294,9 +284,9 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
                                                self.prog,
                                                root=self.root,
                                                remove_empty_od=self.remove_empty_od,
-                                               remove_empty_description_od=self.remove_empty_description_od,
                                                formatter_class=self.formatter_class,
                                                epilog=self.epilog,
+                                               description=self.description,
                                                fullpath=self.fullpath)
             namespace_, args_ = new_parser._parse_known_args(args_, new_parser.namespace)
         else:
@@ -555,9 +545,9 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
                                                root=self.root,
                                                fullpath=self.fullpath,
                                                remove_empty_od=self.remove_empty_od,
-                                               remove_empty_description_od=self.remove_empty_description_od,
                                                formatter_class=self.formatter_class,
                                                epilog=self.epilog,
+                                               description=self.description,
                                                _forhelp=True)
         return super(TiramisuCmdlineParser, help_formatter).format_usage(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -567,9 +557,9 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
                                                root=self.root,
                                                fullpath=self.fullpath,
                                                remove_empty_od=self.remove_empty_od,
-                                               remove_empty_description_od=self.remove_empty_description_od,
                                                formatter_class=self.formatter_class,
                                                epilog=self.epilog,
+                                               description=self.description,
                                                _forhelp=True)
         return super(TiramisuCmdlineParser, help_formatter).format_help()