diff --git a/docs/management/connectors/action-types/jira.asciidoc b/docs/management/connectors/action-types/jira.asciidoc
index 368b11225654c..aa6e92f965e82 100644
--- a/docs/management/connectors/action-types/jira.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/management/connectors/action-types/jira.asciidoc
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Jira connectors have the following configuration properties.
 Name::      The name of the connector. The name is used to identify a  connector in the **Stack Management** UI connector listing, and in the connector list when configuring an action.
 URL::       Jira instance URL.
 Project key:: Jira project key.
-Email (or username)::  The account email (or username) for HTTP Basic authentication.
-API token (or password)::  Jira API authentication token (or password) for HTTP Basic authentication.
+Email::  The account email for HTTP Basic authentication.
+API token::  Jira API authentication token for HTTP Basic authentication.
 
 [float]
 [[jira-connector-networking-configuration]]
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/jira.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/jira.test.tsx
index 857582fa7cdaf..15d87605495fe 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/jira.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/jira.test.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('jira connector validation', () => {
       },
       secrets: {
         errors: {
-          apiToken: ['API token or password is required'],
+          apiToken: ['API token is required'],
           email: [],
         },
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/translations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/translations.ts
index 5904eb05c31b6..1b9f3e2caa6ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/translations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/jira/translations.ts
@@ -67,28 +67,28 @@ export const JIRA_REENTER_VALUES_LABEL = i18n.translate(
 export const JIRA_EMAIL_LABEL = i18n.translate(
   'xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.jira.emailTextFieldLabel',
   {
-    defaultMessage: 'Username or email address',
+    defaultMessage: 'Email address',
   }
 );
 
 export const JIRA_EMAIL_REQUIRED = i18n.translate(
   'xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.jira.requiredEmailTextField',
   {
-    defaultMessage: 'Username or email address is required',
+    defaultMessage: 'Email address is required',
   }
 );
 
 export const JIRA_API_TOKEN_LABEL = i18n.translate(
   'xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.jira.apiTokenTextFieldLabel',
   {
-    defaultMessage: 'API token or password',
+    defaultMessage: 'API token',
   }
 );
 
 export const JIRA_API_TOKEN_REQUIRED = i18n.translate(
   'xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.jira.requiredApiTokenTextField',
   {
-    defaultMessage: 'API token or password is required',
+    defaultMessage: 'API token is required',
   }
 );