diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/entity_reference.module b/core/modules/entity_reference/entity_reference.module
index 58b6063d0b98cc65ae7ab769115555dd63e0fe92..3675c31bbe5a4e68ad4990097124a4bc5c45a415 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/entity_reference.module
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/entity_reference.module
@@ -167,11 +167,10 @@ function entity_reference_field_settings_form($field, $instance, $has_data) {
 
   $form['target_type'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
-    '#title' => t('Target type'),
+    '#title' => t('Type of item to reference'),
     '#options' => $entity_type_options,
     '#default_value' => $field['settings']['target_type'],
     '#required' => TRUE,
-    '#description' => t('The entity type that can be referenced through this field.'),
     '#disabled' => $has_data,
     '#size' => 1,
   );