diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx
index 9a39616fb09891..23f482b5bc76a7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ export const StepDetailsForm: FC<Props> = React.memo(
             ]}
           >
             <EuiFieldText
-              placeholder="transform ID"
               value={transformId}
               onChange={e => setTransformId(e.target.value)}
               aria-label={i18n.translate(
@@ -257,15 +256,12 @@ export const StepDetailsForm: FC<Props> = React.memo(
             label={i18n.translate('xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionLabel', {
               defaultMessage: 'Transform description',
             })}
-            helpText={i18n.translate(
-              'xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionHelpText',
-              {
-                defaultMessage: 'Optional descriptive text.',
-              }
-            )}
           >
             <EuiFieldText
-              placeholder="transform description"
+              placeholder={i18n.translate(
+                'xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionPlaceholderText',
+                { defaultMessage: 'Description (optional)' }
+              )}
               value={transformDescription}
               onChange={e => setTransformDescription(e.target.value)}
               aria-label={i18n.translate(
@@ -310,7 +306,6 @@ export const StepDetailsForm: FC<Props> = React.memo(
             }
           >
             <EuiFieldText
-              placeholder="destination index"
               value={destinationIndex}
               onChange={e => setDestinationIndex(e.target.value)}
               aria-label={i18n.translate(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 3e681b8662e986..deb3053d286588 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -15668,7 +15668,6 @@
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.errorGettingIndexPatternTitles": "既存のインデックスパターンのタイトルの取得中にエラーが発生しました:",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.errorGettingTransformList": "既存の変換 ID の取得中にエラーが発生しました:",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.indexPatternTitleError": "このタイトルのインデックスパターンが既に存在します。",
-    "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionHelpText": "オプションの説明テキストです。",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionInputAriaLabel": "オプションの変換の説明を選択してください。",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionLabel": "変換の説明",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformIdExistsError": "この ID の変換が既に存在します。",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 8d50821bd8a588..3b757f169828ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -15672,7 +15672,6 @@
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.errorGettingIndexPatternTitles": "获取现有索引模式标题时发生错误：",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.errorGettingTransformList": "获取现有转换 ID 时发生错误：",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.indexPatternTitleError": "具有此名称的索引模式已存在。",
-    "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionHelpText": "（可选）描述性文本。",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionInputAriaLabel": "选择可选的转换描述。",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionLabel": "转换描述",
     "xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformIdExistsError": "已存在具有此 ID 的转换。",