diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/search/sidebar/components/label_filter/index.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/search/sidebar/components/label_filter/index.vue
index 0e181359f7dd768a1c77fa8d60edf2dc1e9b65ab..0b477a56ee2c475f2ecc97f1b242668d3fabdaae 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/search/sidebar/components/label_filter/index.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/search/sidebar/components/label_filter/index.vue
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import { mapActions, mapState, mapGetters } from 'vuex';
 import { uniq } from 'lodash';
 import { rgbFromHex } from '@gitlab/ui/dist/utils/utils';
 import { slugify } from '~/lib/utils/text_utility';
-import { isLoggedIn } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
-import { sprintf } from '~/locale';
 
 import DropdownKeyboardNavigation from '~/vue_shared/components/dropdown_keyboard_navigation.vue';
 
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ export default {
     return {
       currentFocusIndex: SEARCH_BOX_INDEX,
       isFocused: false,
-      isLoggedIn: isLoggedIn(),
     };
   },
   i18n: I18N,
@@ -65,31 +62,7 @@ export default {
       'appliedSelectedLabels',
       'unselectedLabels',
       'unappliedNewLabels',
-      'labelAggregationBuckets',
     ]),
-    searchInputDescribeBy() {
-      if (this.isLoggedIn) {
-        return this.$options.i18n.SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIBE_BY_WITH_DROPDOWN;
-      }
-      return this.$options.i18n.SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIBE_BY_NO_DROPDOWN;
-    },
-    dropdownResultsDescription() {
-      if (!('showSearchDropdown' in this)) {
-        return ''; // This allows aria-live to see register an update when the dropdown is shown
-      }
-
-      if ('showDefaultItems' in this) {
-        return sprintf(this.$options.i18n.SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_DEFAULT, {
-          count: this.filteredLabels.length,
-        });
-      }
-
-      return 'loading' in this
-        ? this.$options.i18n.SEARCH_RESULTS_LOADING
-        : sprintf(this.$options.i18n.SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_UPDATED, {
-            count: this.filteredLabels.length,
-          });
-    },
     currentFocusedOption() {
       return this.filteredLabels[this.currentFocusIndex] || null;
     },
@@ -98,12 +71,6 @@ export default {
         this.currentFocusedOption?.title || 'undefined-title',
       )}`;
     },
-    defaultIndex() {
-      if ('showDefaultItems' in this) {
-        return SEARCH_BOX_INDEX;
-      }
-      return FIRST_DROPDOWN_INDEX;
-    },
     hasSelectedLabels() {
       return this.filteredAppliedSelectedLabels?.length > 0;
     },
@@ -217,6 +184,9 @@ export default {
         @close="onLabelClose"
       />
     </div>
+    <span :id="$options.SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIPTION" role="region" class="gl-sr-only">{{
+      $options.i18n.DESCRIBE_LABEL_FILTER_INPUT
+    }}</span>
     <gl-search-box-by-type
       ref="searchLabelInputBox"
       v-model="searchLabels"
@@ -228,9 +198,6 @@ export default {
       @focusin="openDropdown"
       @keydown.esc="closeDropdown"
     />
-    <span :id="$options.SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIPTION" role="region" class="gl-sr-only">{{
-      searchInputDescribeBy
-    }}</span>
     <span
       role="region"
       :data-testid="$options.SEARCH_RESULTS_DESCRIPTION"
@@ -238,7 +205,7 @@ export default {
       aria-live="polite"
       aria-atomic="true"
     >
-      {{ dropdownResultsDescription }}
+      {{ $options.i18n.DESCRIBE_LABEL_FILTER }}
     </span>
     <div
       v-if="isFocused"
@@ -251,7 +218,7 @@ export default {
           v-model="currentFocusIndex"
           :max="filteredLabels.length - 1"
           :min="$options.FIRST_DROPDOWN_INDEX"
-          :default-index="defaultIndex"
+          :default-index="$options.FIRST_DROPDOWN_INDEX"
           :enable-cycle="true"
         />
         <div v-if="!aggregations.error && filteredLabels.length > 0">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/global_search/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/global_search/constants.js
index b3840a0adbf27787a5ad943da426cd22052bd8f7..bf21c63b110c321c961be25f7cc9d91016a72d95 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/global_search/constants.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/global_search/constants.js
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@ export const ALL_GITLAB = __('All GitLab');
 export const PLACES = s__('GlobalSearch|Places');
 
 export const COMMAND_PALETTE = s__('GlobalSearch|Command palette');
+export const DESCRIBE_LABEL_FILTER = s__('GlobalSearch|List of filtered labels.');
+export const DESCRIBE_LABEL_FILTER_INPUT = s__('GlobalSearch|Type to filter labels.');
 export const SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_DEFAULT = s__(
   'GlobalSearch|%{count} default results provided. Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate search results list.',
 );
 export const SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_WITH_RESULTS = s__(
   'GlobalSearch|Type for new suggestions to appear below.',
 );
-export const SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIBE_BY_NO_DROPDOWN = s__(
-  'GlobalSearch|Type and press the enter key to submit search.',
-);
-export const SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIBE_BY_WITH_DROPDOWN = SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_WITH_RESULTS;
 export const SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_UPDATED = s__(
   'GlobalSearch|Results updated. %{count} results available. Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate search results list, or ENTER to submit.',
 );
@@ -79,10 +77,10 @@ export const I18N = {
   SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_DEFAULT,
   SEARCH_RESULTS_LOADING,
   SEARCH_DESCRIBED_BY_UPDATED,
-  SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIBE_BY_WITH_DROPDOWN,
-  SEARCH_INPUT_DESCRIBE_BY_NO_DROPDOWN,
   SEARCH_LABELS,
   DROPDOWN_HEADER,
   AGGREGATIONS_ERROR_MESSAGE,
   NO_LABELS_FOUND,
+  DESCRIBE_LABEL_FILTER,
+  DESCRIBE_LABEL_FILTER_INPUT,
 };
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index a7d98cd1c0af01e839e3f1652e8f9f1a7c03753d..a0681186ee3ffb1ae9a786db888d92d3990723dd 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -22888,6 +22888,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "GlobalSearch|Language"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "GlobalSearch|List of filtered labels."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "GlobalSearch|Merge requests I've created"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -22963,10 +22966,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "GlobalSearch|Type %{kbdOpen}/%{kbdClose} to search"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "GlobalSearch|Type and press the enter key to submit search."
+msgid "GlobalSearch|Type for new suggestions to appear below."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "GlobalSearch|Type for new suggestions to appear below."
+msgid "GlobalSearch|Type to filter labels."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "GlobalSearch|Users"