diff --git a/lang/ui.en.json b/lang/ui.en.json
index eb3c664ea..331ddd4a3 100644
--- a/lang/ui.en.json
+++ b/lang/ui.en.json
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
     "description": "Heading for Bluetooth pattern connection dialog"
   },
   "connect-pattern-input-label": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Number of LEDs lit in column {colNum} on the micro:bit display",
+    "defaultMessage": "Column {colNum} - number of LEDs lit on the micro:bit display",
     "description": "Screenreader text for numeric pattern input"
   },
   "connect-pattern-subtitle": {
diff --git a/src/components/BluetoothPatternInput.tsx b/src/components/BluetoothPatternInput.tsx
index a6c210aca..583e8382f 100644
--- a/src/components/BluetoothPatternInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BluetoothPatternInput.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ const PatternColumnInput = ({
           <FormattedMessage
             id="connect-pattern-input-label"
             values={{ colNum: colIdx + 1 }}
-            sr-onlu
           />
         </FormLabel>
       </VisuallyHidden>
diff --git a/src/messages/ui.en.json b/src/messages/ui.en.json
index 2b85d1607..ff8255423 100644
--- a/src/messages/ui.en.json
+++ b/src/messages/ui.en.json
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
   "connect-pattern-input-label": [
     {
       "type": 0,
-      "value": "Number of LEDs lit in column "
+      "value": "Column "
     },
     {
       "type": 1,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
     },
     {
       "type": 0,
-      "value": " on the micro:bit display"
+      "value": " - number of LEDs lit on the micro:bit display"
     }
   ],
   "connect-pattern-subtitle": [