diff --git a/deno/lib/__tests__/description.test.ts b/deno/lib/__tests__/description.test.ts
index 63015eab9..b19018a5c 100644
--- a/deno/lib/__tests__/description.test.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/__tests__/description.test.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,11 @@ test("description should carry over to chained schemas", () => {
     description
   );
 });
+
+test("description should not carry over to chained array schema", () => {
+  const schema = z.string().describe(description)
+
+  expect(schema.description).toEqual(description);
+  expect(schema.array().description).toEqual(undefined);
+  expect(z.array(schema).description).toEqual(undefined);
+})
diff --git a/deno/lib/types.ts b/deno/lib/types.ts
index 1fed75de2..3bb8b65e0 100644
--- a/deno/lib/types.ts
+++ b/deno/lib/types.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     return this.nullable().optional();
   }
   array(): ZodArray<this> {
-    return ZodArray.create(this, this._def);
+    return ZodArray.create(this);
   }
   promise(): ZodPromise<this> {
     return ZodPromise.create(this, this._def);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/description.test.ts b/src/__tests__/description.test.ts
index 5a8d73dc8..68187238c 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/description.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/description.test.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@ test("description should carry over to chained schemas", () => {
     description
   );
 });
+
+test("description should not carry over to chained array schema", () => {
+  const schema = z.string().describe(description)
+
+  expect(schema.description).toEqual(description);
+  expect(schema.array().description).toEqual(undefined);
+  expect(z.array(schema).description).toEqual(undefined);
+})
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 24e12299e..5f8c65d04 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export abstract class ZodType<
     return this.nullable().optional();
   }
   array(): ZodArray<this> {
-    return ZodArray.create(this, this._def);
+    return ZodArray.create(this);
   }
   promise(): ZodPromise<this> {
     return ZodPromise.create(this, this._def);