diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/TabListAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/TabListAction.java
index ae99e9ac5116..a91f5bbc13fc 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/TabListAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/TabListAction.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class TabListAction extends AnAction {
   @Override
   public void update(AnActionEvent e) {
     e.getPresentation().setEnabled(isTabListAvailable(e));
-    e.getPresentation().setDescription("Shows the popup of all tabs when single row editor tab layout is used and all tabs don't fit on the screen");
   }
 
   private static boolean isTabListAvailable(AnActionEvent e) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
index f301d26105d5..97eacc91ed0c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/ActionsBundle.properties
@@ -1365,8 +1365,8 @@ action.Images.ShowThumbnails.description=Show thumbnails view for current direct
 action.Diff.UpdatedFiles.text=Show Diff
 action.Diff.UpdatedFiles.description=Show diff with version before update
 
-action.TabList.text=Show All Tabs
-action.TabList.description=Show dropdown with the list of all tabs in single-row tab layout
+action.TabList.text=Show Hidden Tabs
+action.TabList.description=Show dropdown with the list of tabs that don't fit on the screen in single-row tab layout
 
 action.FillParagraph.text=Fill Paragraph
 action.FillParagraph.description=Reformat string literal or comment to fit maximum width (usually 80)