diff --git a/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.cpp b/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.cpp
index 6b44717799bb65f2b19863192c5639128df3f470..1e892ff19033616668f828d02ce6e716c904989f 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.cpp
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ void InstrumentLibraryEditor::execAdd(const InstrumentItem& instrumentToAdd)
     m_ui->treeView->setCurrentIndex(index);
     m_ui->treeView->scrollTo(index, QAbstractItemView::PositionAtTop);
     createWidgetsForCurrentInstrument();
-    setModal(true);
-    show();
-    editNameAndDescription(addedInstrument);
     exec();
 }
 
@@ -172,13 +169,6 @@ QList<QAction*> InstrumentLibraryEditor::getOverlayActions(const QModelIndex& in
     if (item == nullptr)
         return {};
 
-    auto* editAction = new QAction(this);
-    editAction->setText("Edit name and description");
-    editAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/images/edit.svg"));
-    editAction->setIconText("Edit");
-    editAction->setToolTip("Edit name and description");
-    connect(editAction, &QAction::triggered, [=]() { editNameAndDescription(item); });
-
     auto* removeAction = new QAction(this);
     removeAction->setText("Remove");
     removeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/images/delete.svg"));
@@ -186,50 +176,7 @@ QList<QAction*> InstrumentLibraryEditor::getOverlayActions(const QModelIndex& in
     removeAction->setToolTip("Remove this instrument");
     connect(removeAction, &QAction::triggered, [=]() { m_treeModel->removeItem(item); });
 
-    return {editAction, removeAction};
-}
-
-void InstrumentLibraryEditor::editNameAndDescription(InstrumentItem* item)
-{
-    QDialog dlg(this);
-    dlg.setObjectName("NameAndDescriptionDialog");
-    dlg.setWindowTitle("Edit name and description of instrument");
-    dlg.setWindowIcon(windowIcon());
-    dlg.setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint, false);
-    dlg.setProperty("stylable", true); // for stylesheet addressing
-
-    auto* layout = new QFormLayout(&dlg);
-    auto* nameEdit = new QLineEdit(&dlg);
-    nameEdit->setText(item->instrumentName());
-    nameEdit->selectAll();
-
-    auto* descriptionEdit = new QTextEdit(&dlg);
-    descriptionEdit->setMinimumWidth(200);
-    descriptionEdit->setAcceptRichText(false);
-    descriptionEdit->setTabChangesFocus(true);
-    descriptionEdit->setPlainText(item->description());
-
-    auto* buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(&dlg);
-    buttonBox->addButton(QDialogButtonBox::Ok);
-    buttonBox->addButton(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel);
-    buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setAutoDefault(true);
-    buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setDefault(true);
-
-    layout->addRow("Name:", nameEdit);
-    layout->addRow("Description:", descriptionEdit);
-    layout->addWidget(buttonBox);
-    dlg.setLayout(layout);
-
-    connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, &dlg, &QDialog::accept);
-    connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, &dlg, &QDialog::reject);
-
-    appSettings->loadWindowSizeAndPos(&dlg);
-    if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
-        QModelIndex index = m_treeModel->indexForItem(item);
-        m_treeModel->setData(index, nameEdit->text(), Qt::EditRole);
-        m_treeModel->setData(index, descriptionEdit->toPlainText(), Qt::ToolTipRole);
-    }
-    appSettings->saveWindowSizeAndPos(&dlg);
+    return {removeAction};
 }
 
 void InstrumentLibraryEditor::createWidgetsForCurrentInstrument()
diff --git a/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.h b/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.h
index 812ad133ffa9947deac35873f5bd0b14763f2fdf..e0bc72c2bc0ea95519e40a7f4ba25714f8efc7a1 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Instrument/InstrumentLibraryEditor.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ private:
     void onItemDoubleClickedForChoose(const QModelIndex& index);
     void onCurrentChangedForChoose();
     QList<QAction*> getOverlayActions(const QModelIndex& index, bool asHover);
-    void editNameAndDescription(InstrumentItem* item);
     void createWidgetsForCurrentInstrument();
 
     void onInstrumentNameEdited(const QString& newName);