diff --git a/includes/defaults.inc.php b/includes/defaults.inc.php
index 87c30444e4..1ea8f3e152 100644
--- a/includes/defaults.inc.php
+++ b/includes/defaults.inc.php
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ $config['device_traffic_iftype'][] = '/ppp/';
 $config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/loopback/';
 $config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/vlan/';
 $config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/tunnel/';
-$config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/:\d+/';
 $config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/bond/';
 $config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/null/';
 $config['device_traffic_descr'][] = '/dummy/';