diff --git a/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/src/Providers/ModelProvider.cs b/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/src/Providers/ModelProvider.cs
index aa9401e9d59..66b482d8ffb 100644
--- a/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/src/Providers/ModelProvider.cs
+++ b/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/src/Providers/ModelProvider.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ protected override FormattableString BuildDescription()
             {
                 _derivedModels = BuildDerivedModels();
                 var publicDerivedModels = _derivedModels.Where(m => m.DeclarationModifiers.HasFlag(TypeSignatureModifiers.Public)).ToList();
+                if (publicDerivedModels.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    return description;
+                }
                 var derivedClassesDescription = DeclarationModifiers.HasFlag(TypeSignatureModifiers.Abstract)
                     ? "Please note this is the abstract base class. The derived classes available for instantiation are: "
                     : "Please note this is the base class. The derived classes available for instantiation are: ";
diff --git a/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/test/Providers/ModelProviders/ModelProviderTests.cs b/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/test/Providers/ModelProviders/ModelProviderTests.cs
index f0c040b1432..ad9e56434b1 100644
--- a/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/test/Providers/ModelProviders/ModelProviderTests.cs
+++ b/packages/http-client-csharp/generator/Microsoft.TypeSpec.Generator/test/Providers/ModelProviders/ModelProviderTests.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ public void Setup()
             MockHelpers.LoadMockGenerator();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestBuildDescription_SkipsDerivedClassesTextWhenNoPublicDerivedModels()
+        {
+            var discriminator = InputFactory.Property("kind", InputPrimitiveType.String, isRequired: true, isDiscriminator: true);
+            var internalDerived = InputFactory.Model("InternalDerived", access: "internal");
+            var baseModel = InputFactory.Model(
+                "BaseModel",
+                properties: [discriminator],
+                derivedModels: [internalDerived],
+                discriminatorProperty: discriminator);
+            MockHelpers.LoadMockGenerator(inputModelTypes: [baseModel, internalDerived]);
+
+            var provider = CodeModelGenerator.Instance.TypeFactory.CreateModel(baseModel);
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(provider);
+            Assert.AreEqual("BaseModel description", provider!.Description.ToString());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestBuildProperties_ValidateInheritHierarchyWithOverride()
         {