diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios-external/escalations.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios-external/escalations.cfg
index 0232815da0..f953d1ae3c 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios-external/escalations.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios-external/escalations.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ define hostescalation{
 
 define serviceescalation{
 	host_name	*
-	service_description	*
 	contact_groups	fedora-sysadmin-email,fedora-sysadmin-emergency,fedora-sysadmin-ircbot
 	first_notification	2
 	last_notification	0