diff --git a/islandora_collection/config/install/field.field.fedora_resource.collection.field_description.yml b/islandora_collection/config/install/field.field.fedora_resource.collection.field_description.yml
index 65faeb0b..4ddacfb7 100644
--- a/islandora_collection/config/install/field.field.fedora_resource.collection.field_description.yml
+++ b/islandora_collection/config/install/field.field.fedora_resource.collection.field_description.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ dependencies:
   enforced:
     module:
       - islandora_collection
-  module:
-    - text
 id: fedora_resource.collection.field_description
 field_name: field_description
 entity_type: fedora_resource
@@ -19,7 +17,5 @@ required: false
 translatable: false
 default_value: {  }
 default_value_callback: ''
-settings:
-  display_summary: false
-field_type: text_with_summary
-
+settings: {  }
+field_type: string_long
diff --git a/islandora_collection/config/install/field.storage.fedora_resource.field_description.yml b/islandora_collection/config/install/field.storage.fedora_resource.field_description.yml
index e32f1bec..f3a05483 100644
--- a/islandora_collection/config/install/field.storage.fedora_resource.field_description.yml
+++ b/islandora_collection/config/install/field.storage.fedora_resource.field_description.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ status: true
 dependencies:
   module:
     - islandora
-    - text
   enforced:
     module:
       - islandora_collection
 id: fedora_resource.field_description
 field_name: field_description
 entity_type: fedora_resource
-type: text_with_summary
-settings: {  }
-module: text
+type: string_long
+settings:
+  case_sensitive: false
+module: core
 locked: false
 cardinality: 1
 translatable: true