diff --git a/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.test.ts b/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.test.ts
index 518eea8c2c8..2a036a8add0 100644
--- a/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.test.ts
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ describe("resolveOptionLabel", () => {
 })
 
 describe("getSelectOptionLabel", () => {
-    it("shows the stored option next to its description", () => {
-        expect(getSelectOptionLabel({M: "Male"}, "M", translate())).toBe("M - Male")
+    it("shows the configured label without prepending the stored option", () => {
+        expect(getSelectOptionLabel({"0": "0 - Non Resident"}, "0", translate())).toBe(
+            "0 - Non Resident"
+        )
     })
 
-    it("keeps the stored option visible when the option itself is overridden", () => {
-        expect(getSelectOptionLabel(undefined, "M", translate({M: "Male"}))).toBe("M - Male")
+    it("shows the translated label without prepending the stored option", () => {
+        expect(getSelectOptionLabel(undefined, "M", translate({M: "Male"}))).toBe("Male")
     })
 
     it("shows the option alone when nothing describes it", () => {
diff --git a/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.ts b/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.ts
index 623c037078e..819901c6be9 100644
--- a/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.ts
+++ b/packages/admin-portal/src/services/UserService.ts
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ const getSelectOptionDescription = (
 }
 
 /**
- * Label shown for one option of a `select` user profile attribute. The stored
- * option stays visible, so the admin still sees what is written to the voter,
- * and its description is appended when the attribute configures one.
+ * Label shown for one option of a `select` user profile attribute. A configured
+ * description replaces the stored value; the value is the fallback when the
+ * option has no description.
  */
 export const getSelectOptionLabel = (
     optionLabels: Record<string, string> | undefined,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const getSelectOptionLabel = (
 ): string => {
     const description = getSelectOptionDescription(optionLabels, option, t)
 
-    return description && description !== option ? `${option} - ${description}` : option
+    return description ?? option
 }
 
 const toPositiveInteger = (value: unknown): number | undefined => {