diff --git a/ltx_director.py b/ltx_director.py
index 8483426..7971973 100644
--- a/ltx_director.py
+++ b/ltx_director.py
@@ -375,20 +375,12 @@ def _character_prompt_replacements(characters: list[dict]) -> dict[str, str]:
     return replacements
 
 
-def _prepend_referenced_character_descriptions(
-    global_prompt: str,
-    local_prompts: str,
-    characters: list[dict] | None = None,
-) -> str:
-    prompt_text = f"{global_prompt or ''} {local_prompts or ''}"
-    descriptions = []
-    for character, tags in zip(characters or [], _build_character_tag_groups(characters or [])):
-        description = (character.get("description", "") or "").strip()
-        if not description:
-            continue
-        if any(tag in prompt_text for tag in tags):
-            descriptions.append(description)
-
+def _prepend_character_descriptions(global_prompt: str, characters: list[dict] | None = None) -> str:
+    descriptions = [
+        (character.get("description", "") or "").strip()
+        for character in (characters or [])
+        if (character.get("description", "") or "").strip()
+    ]
     if not descriptions:
         return global_prompt or ""
 
@@ -2107,7 +2099,7 @@ class LTXDirector(io.ComfyNode):
             image_cache=image_cache,
             input_dir=input_dir,
         )
-        global_prompt = _prepend_referenced_character_descriptions(global_prompt, local_prompts, characters)
+        global_prompt = _prepend_character_descriptions(global_prompt, characters)
         char_slot_images = [list(character.get("images") or []) for character in characters]
         char_images = [img for slot_images in char_slot_images for img in slot_images]