diff --git a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/AdditionalInfo.js b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/AdditionalInfo.js
index 7aae0fcbdc..af5eb2ed9d 100644
--- a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/AdditionalInfo.js
+++ b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/AdditionalInfo.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import pageFragment from "graphql/fragments/page.graphql";
 const contentControls = {
   bold: true,
   emphasis: true,
-  piping: true,
   list: true,
 };
 
diff --git a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/MetaEditor.js b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/MetaEditor.js
index 62aa4af940..8b46694586 100644
--- a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/MetaEditor.js
+++ b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/MetaEditor.js
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@ const titleControls = {
 };
 
 const descriptionControls = {
-  bold: true,
   emphasis: true,
   piping: true,
 };
+const definitionControls = {
+  list: true,
+  emphasis: true,
+  bold: true,
+};
 
 const guidanceControls = {
-  heading: true,
   bold: true,
   list: true,
-  piping: true,
 };
 
 const Paragraph = styled.p`
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export class StatelessMetaEditor extends React.Component {
                   label="Content"
                   value={page.definitionContent}
                   onUpdate={onChangeUpdate}
-                  controls={descriptionControls}
+                  controls={definitionControls}
                   multiline
                   fetchAnswers={fetchAnswers}
                   metadata={page.section.questionnaire.metadata}
diff --git a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/AdditionalInfo.test.js.snap b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/AdditionalInfo.test.js.snap
index d5ccd6d0d7..73b2adb6ab 100644
--- a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/AdditionalInfo.test.js.snap
+++ b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/AdditionalInfo.test.js.snap
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ exports[`AdditionalInfo should render 1`] = `
             "bold": true,
             "emphasis": true,
             "list": true,
-            "piping": true,
           }
         }
         disabled={false}
diff --git a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/MetaEditor.test.js.snap b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/MetaEditor.test.js.snap
index 778460cabc..ec16b21c5c 100644
--- a/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/MetaEditor.test.js.snap
+++ b/eq-author/src/App/page/Design/QuestionPageEditor/__snapshots__/MetaEditor.test.js.snap
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ exports[`MetaEditor should render 1`] = `
         autoFocus={false}
         controls={
           Object {
-            "bold": true,
             "emphasis": true,
             "piping": true,
           }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ exports[`MetaEditor should render 1`] = `
             Object {
               "bold": true,
               "emphasis": true,
-              "piping": true,
+              "list": true,
             }
           }
           disabled={false}
@@ -122,9 +121,7 @@ exports[`MetaEditor should render 1`] = `
         controls={
           Object {
             "bold": true,
-            "heading": true,
             "list": true,
-            "piping": true,
           }
         }
         disabled={false}