diff --git a/lib/v2/cbc/topics.js b/lib/v2/cbc/topics.js
index df5bbf4495..73c2c0b3cb 100644
--- a/lib/v2/cbc/topics.js
+++ b/lib/v2/cbc/topics.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ module.exports = async (ctx) => {
                     author = head.author.map((author) => author.name).join(' & ');
                 }
                 const pubDate = head.datePublished;
-                const description = $('div[data-cy=storyWrapper]').html();
+                const descriptionDom = $('div[data-cy=storyWrapper]');
+                descriptionDom.find('div[class=share]').remove();
+                const description = descriptionDom.html();
 
                 return { title, author, pubDate, description, link };
             })