diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b7895fe6f..2c41eb1f8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #9909: HTML, prevent line-wrapping in literal text.
 * #9925: LaTeX: prohibit also with ``'xelatex'`` line splitting at dashes of
   inline and parsed literals
+* #9944: LaTeX: extra vertical whitespace for some nested declarations
 
 Testing
 --------
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 3f032e616..6f7e20241 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -757,9 +757,7 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(SphinxTranslator):
         self._depart_signature_line(node)
 
     def visit_desc_content(self, node: Element) -> None:
-        if node.children and not isinstance(node.children[0], nodes.paragraph):
-            # avoid empty desc environment which causes a formatting bug
-            self.body.append('~')
+        pass
 
     def depart_desc_content(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass