diff --git a/src/core/public/i18n/i18n_eui_mapping.tsx b/src/core/public/i18n/i18n_eui_mapping.tsx
index 4175dac712e827..2fe9657bce8c9a 100644
--- a/src/core/public/i18n/i18n_eui_mapping.tsx
+++ b/src/core/public/i18n/i18n_eui_mapping.tsx
@@ -218,11 +218,13 @@ export const getEuiContextMapping = (): EuiTokensObject => {
     'euiColumnActions.hideColumn': i18n.translate('core.euiColumnActions.hideColumn', {
       defaultMessage: 'Hide column',
     }),
-    'euiColumnActions.sort': ({ schemaLabel }: EuiValues) =>
-      i18n.translate('core.euiColumnActions.sort', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Sort {schemaLabel}',
-        values: { schemaLabel },
-      }),
+    'euiColumnActions.sort': ({ schemaLabel }: EuiValues) => (
+      <FormattedMessage
+        id="core.euiColumnActions.sort"
+        defaultMessage="Sort {schemaLabel}"
+        values={{ schemaLabel }}
+      />
+    ),
     'euiColumnActions.moveLeft': i18n.translate('core.euiColumnActions.moveLeft', {
       defaultMessage: 'Move left',
     }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.test.tsx
index 42057062d8b547..2e684b9eda9892 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.test.tsx
@@ -98,12 +98,8 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
   describe('getColumnHeaders', () => {
     // additional properties used by `EuiDataGrid`:
     const actions = {
-      showSortAsc: {
-        label: 'Sort A-Z',
-      },
-      showSortDesc: {
-        label: 'Sort Z-A',
-      },
+      showSortAsc: true,
+      showSortDesc: true,
     };
     const defaultSortDirection = 'desc';
     const isSortable = true;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.tsx
index cd08e880bcb251..c658000e6d3311 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/timelines/public/components/t_grid/body/column_headers/helpers.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ import {
   MINIMUM_ACTIONS_COLUMN_WIDTH,
 } from '../constants';
 import { allowSorting } from '../helpers';
-import * as i18n from './translations';
 
 const defaultActions: EuiDataGridColumnActions = {
-  showSortAsc: { label: i18n.SORT_AZ },
-  showSortDesc: { label: i18n.SORT_ZA },
+  showSortAsc: true,
+  showSortDesc: true,
 };
 
 const getAllBrowserFields = (browserFields: BrowserFields): Array<Partial<BrowserField>> =>