diff --git a/js/ui/panel.js b/js/ui/panel.js
index 77f44c8ac..af7acb87f 100644
--- a/js/ui/panel.js
+++ b/js/ui/panel.js
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ const AggregateMenu = new Lang.Class({
         this.menu.addMenuItem(this._location.menu);
         this.menu.addMenuItem(this._rfkill.menu);
         this.menu.addMenuItem(this._power.menu);
-        this.menu.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
         this.menu.addMenuItem(this._system.menu);
     },
 });
diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index 404e68138..c10be71f7 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -1059,11 +1059,6 @@ const PopupSubMenuMenuItem = new Lang.Class({
         let expander = new St.Bin({ style_class: 'popup-menu-item-expander' });
         this.actor.add(expander, { expand: true });
 
-        this.status = new St.Label({ style_class: 'popup-status-menu-item',
-                                     y_expand: true,
-                                     y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
-        this.actor.add_child(this.status);
-
         this._triangle = arrowIcon(St.Side.RIGHT);
         this._triangle.pivot_point = new Clutter.Point({ x: 0.5, y: 0.6 });
 
diff --git a/js/ui/status/bluetooth.js b/js/ui/status/bluetooth.js
index 7fe6635b9..ada4ad545 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/bluetooth.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/bluetooth.js
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ const Indicator = new Lang.Class({
         this._item.actor.visible = this._proxy.BluetoothHasAirplaneMode && !this._proxy.BluetoothAirplaneMode;
 
         if (nDevices > 0)
-            this._item.status.text = ngettext("%d Connected Device", "%d Connected Devices", nDevices).format(nDevices);
+            this._item.label.text = ngettext("%d Connected Device", "%d Connected Devices", nDevices).format(nDevices);
         else
-            this._item.status.text = _("Not Connected");
+            this._item.label.text = _("Not Connected");
     },
 });
diff --git a/js/ui/status/location.js b/js/ui/status/location.js
index 26a2a223f..2afc0bdea 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/location.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/location.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const Indicator = new Lang.Class({
         this._agent = Gio.DBusExportedObject.wrapJSObject(AgentIface, this);
         this._agent.export(Gio.DBus.system, '/org/freedesktop/GeoClue2/Agent');
 
-        this._item.status.text = _("Enabled");
+        this._item.label.text = _("Location Services in Use");
         this._onOffAction = this._item.menu.addAction(_("Disable"), Lang.bind(this, this._onOnOffAction));
         this._item.menu.addSettingsAction(_("Privacy Settings"), 'gnome-privacy-panel.desktop');
 
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ const Indicator = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._indicator.visible = this._proxy.InUse;
         this._item.actor.visible = this._indicator.visible;
-        this._updateMenuLabels();
     },
 
     _connectToGeoclue: function() {
@@ -171,19 +170,7 @@ const Indicator = new Lang.Class({
         this.menu.setSensitive(sensitive);
     },
 
-    _updateMenuLabels: function() {
-        if (this._settings.get_boolean(ENABLED)) {
-            this._item.status.text = this._indicator.visible ? _("In Use") : _("Enabled");
-            this._onOffAction.label.text = _("Disable");
-        } else {
-            this._item.status.text = _("Disabled");
-            this._onOffAction.label.text = _("Enable");
-        }
-    },
-
     _onMaxAccuracyLevelChanged: function() {
-        this._updateMenuLabels();
-
         // Gotta ensure geoclue is up and we are registered as agent to it
         // before we emit the notify for this property change.
         if (!this._connectToGeoclue())
diff --git a/js/ui/status/network.js b/js/ui/status/network.js
index 35b459b32..9b287361f 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/network.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/network.js
@@ -257,16 +257,8 @@ const NMConnectionSection = new Lang.Class({
         this._radioSection.actor.visible = (nItems > 1);
         this._labelSection.actor.visible = (nItems == 1);
 
-        this.item.status.text = this._getStatus();
+        this.item.label.text = this._getStatus();
         this.item.icon.icon_name = this._getMenuIcon();
-
-        // desc can be undefined at cold-plug, before we called
-        // NMGtk.disambiguate_device_names() at least once
-        let desc = this._getDescription();
-        if (desc)
-            this.item.label.text = desc;
-        else
-            this.item.label.text = '';
     },
 
     _getMenuIcon: function() {
@@ -1282,9 +1274,8 @@ const NMDeviceWireless = new Lang.Class({
         this._toggleItem.label.text = this._client.wireless_enabled ? _("Turn Off") : _("Turn On");
         this._toggleItem.actor.visible = this._client.wireless_hardware_enabled;
 
-        this.item.status.text = this._getStatus();
         this.item.icon.icon_name = this._getMenuIcon();
-        this.item.label.text = this._description;
+        this.item.label.text = this._getStatus();
     },
 
     setDeviceDescription: function(desc) {
diff --git a/js/ui/status/power.js b/js/ui/status/power.js
index 2a98dccec..e226de00a 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/power.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/power.js
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@ const Indicator = new Lang.Class({
         this._item.icon.icon_name = icon;
 
         // The status label
-        this._item.status.text = this._getStatus();
-
-        // The sub-menu heading
-        if (this._proxy.Type == UPower.DeviceKind.UPS)
-            this._item.label.text = _("UPS");
-        else
-            this._item.label.text = _("Battery");
+        this._item.label.text = this._getStatus();
     },
 });
diff --git a/js/ui/status/rfkill.js b/js/ui/status/rfkill.js
index e2a57208e..b5470f58e 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/rfkill.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/rfkill.js
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ const Indicator = new Lang.Class({
         // The menu only appears when airplane mode is on, so just
         // statically build it as if it was on, rather than dynamically
         // changing the menu contents.
-        this._item = new PopupMenu.PopupSubMenuMenuItem(_("Airplane Mode"), true);
+        this._item = new PopupMenu.PopupSubMenuMenuItem(_("Airplane Mode On"), true);
         this._item.icon.icon_name = 'airplane-mode-symbolic';
-        this._item.status.text = _("On");
         this._offItem = this._item.menu.addAction(_("Turn Off"), Lang.bind(this, function() {
             this._manager.airplaneMode = false;
         }));