diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-checkbox/va-checkbox.tsx b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-checkbox/va-checkbox.tsx
index f34fac17b..83007ea42 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-checkbox/va-checkbox.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-checkbox/va-checkbox.tsx
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ export class VaCheckbox {
             disabled={disabled}
             onChange={this.handleChange}
           />
-          <label htmlFor="checkbox-element" id="option-label" class="usa-checkbox__label" part="label">
+          <label htmlFor="checkbox-element" class="usa-checkbox__label" part="label">
             {label}&nbsp;
             {required && <span class="usa-label--required">{i18next.t('required')}</span>}
-            {checkboxDescription && <span class="usa-checkbox__label-description" aria-describedby="option-label" part="description">{checkboxDescription}</span>}
+            {checkboxDescription && <span class="usa-checkbox__label-description" part="description">{checkboxDescription}</span>}
           </label>
           {messageAriaDescribedby && (
             <span id='input-message' class="usa-sr-only dd-privacy-hidden">
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-radio-option/va-radio-option.tsx b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-radio-option/va-radio-option.tsx
index cc1d477ee..dac48b0af 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/va-radio-option/va-radio-option.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/va-radio-option/va-radio-option.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export class VaRadioOption {
             <span
               class="usa-radio__label-description dd-privacy-hidden"
               data-dd-action-name="description"
-              aria-describedby="option-label"
             >
               {description}
             </span>