diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
index a8c430f2a2..14587513df 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         getWidget(mScriptView, "ScriptView");
         getWidget(mScriptAdapter, "ScriptAdapter");
         getWidget(mScriptDisabled, "ScriptDisabled");
-        getWidget(mScriptDescription, "ScriptDescription");
 
 #ifndef WIN32
         // hide gamma controls since it currently does not work under Linux
@@ -333,7 +332,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         mScriptFilter->eventEditTextChange += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onScriptFilterChange);
         mScriptList->eventListMouseItemActivate += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onScriptListSelection);
-        mScriptList->eventListMouseItemFocus += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onScriptListFocus);
     }
 
     void SettingsWindow::onTabChanged(MyGUI::TabControl* /*_sender*/, size_t /*index*/)
@@ -780,7 +778,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             LuaUi::ScriptSettingsPage page = LuaUi::scriptSettingsPageAt(i);
             int nameSearch = 2 * weightedSearch(searchRegex, page.mName);
-            int descriptionSearch = weightedSearch(searchRegex, page.mDescription);
+            int descriptionSearch = weightedSearch(searchRegex, page.mSearchHints);
             int search = nameSearch + descriptionSearch;
             if (search > 0)
                 weightedPages.push_back({ i, page, search });
@@ -820,21 +818,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         mScriptView->setCanvasSize(canvasSize);
     }
 
-    void SettingsWindow::onScriptListFocus(MyGUI::ListBox*, size_t index)
-    {
-        if (index >= mScriptList->getItemCount())
-        {
-            mScriptDescription->setVisible(false);
-            mScriptView->setVisible(true);
-        }
-        else {
-            size_t page = *mScriptList->getItemDataAt<size_t>(index);
-            mScriptDescription->setCaption(LuaUi::scriptSettingsPageAt(page).mDescription);
-            mScriptDescription->setVisible(true);
-            mScriptView->setVisible(false);
-        }
-    }
-
     void SettingsWindow::onRebindAction(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
     {
         int actionId = *_sender->getUserData<int>();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
index 217dcf3051..1a888257a8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             MyGUI::ScrollView* mScriptView;
             LuaUi::LuaAdapter* mScriptAdapter;
             MyGUI::EditBox* mScriptDisabled;
-            MyGUI::EditBox* mScriptDescription;
             int mCurrentPage;
 
             void onTabChanged(MyGUI::TabControl* _sender, size_t index);
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void onScriptFilterChange(MyGUI::EditBox*);
             void onScriptListSelection(MyGUI::ListBox*, size_t index);
-            void onScriptListFocus(MyGUI::ListBox*, size_t index);
 
             void apply();
 
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.cpp b/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.cpp
index a1671186a4..f2ab84bde0 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.cpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ namespace LuaUi
         ScriptSettingsPage parse(const sol::table& options)
         {
             auto name = options.get_or("name", std::string());
-            auto description = options.get_or("description", std::string());
+            auto searchHints = options.get_or("searchHints", std::string());
             auto element = options.get_or<std::shared_ptr<LuaUi::Element>>("element", nullptr);
             if (name.empty())
                 Log(Debug::Warning) << "A script settings page has an empty name";
             if (!element.get())
                 Log(Debug::Warning) << "A script settings page has no UI element assigned";
             return {
-                name, description, element
+                name, searchHints, element
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.hpp b/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.hpp
index 245c3e0449..c468f9eb0b 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.hpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/scriptsettings.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
     struct ScriptSettingsPage
     {
         std::string mName;
-        std::string mDescription;
+        std::string mSearchHints;
         std::shared_ptr<Element> mElement;
     };
     size_t scriptSettingsPageCount();
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
index d6ac4f43fa..13f5ada24b 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
@@ -666,14 +666,6 @@
                         <Property key="CanvasSize" value="246 246"/>
                         <Widget name="ScriptAdapter" type="LuaAdapter" position="0 0 246 246"/>
                     </Widget>
-                    <Widget name="ScriptDescription" type = "EditBox" skin="SandText" position="2 2 246 246" align="Stretch">
-                        <Property key="Visible" value="false"/>
-                        <Property key="Caption" value="Scripts settings are only available when a game is loaded."/>
-                        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center" />
-                        <Property key="MultiLine" value="true" />
-                        <Property key="WordWrap" value="true" />
-                        <Property key="Static" value="true"/>
-                    </Widget>
                 </Widget>
                 <Widget name="ScriptDisabled" type="EditBox" skin="SandText" position="0 0 360 308" align="Center">
                     <Property key="Visible" value="false"/>