diff --git a/homeassistant/components/threshold/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/threshold/strings.json
index dbe8bf39b1e..8bfd9fb96b1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/threshold/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/threshold/strings.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
+  "title": "Threshold Sensor",
   "config": {
     "step": {
       "user": {
-        "title": "New Threshold Sensor",
-        "description": "Configure when the sensor should turn on and off.\n\nOnly lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit].",
+        "title": "Add Threshold Sensor",
+        "description": "Create a binary sensor that turns on and off depending on the value of a sensor\n\nOnly lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit].",
         "data": {
           "entity_id": "Input sensor",
           "hysteresis": "Hysteresis",
           "lower": "Lower limit",
-          "mode": "Threshold mode",
           "name": "Name",
           "upper": "Upper limit"
         }
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
   "options": {
     "step": {
       "init": {
-        "description": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::description%]",
+        "description": "Only lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit].",
         "data": {
           "entity_id": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::data::entity_id%]",
           "hysteresis": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::data::hysteresis%]",
           "lower": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::data::lower%]",
-          "mode": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::data::mode%]",
           "name": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::data::name%]",
           "upper": "[%key:component::threshold::config::step::user::data::upper%]"
         }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/threshold/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/threshold/translations/en.json
index ace0621ab02..461ca244353 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/threshold/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/threshold/translations/en.json
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
                     "entity_id": "Input sensor",
                     "hysteresis": "Hysteresis",
                     "lower": "Lower limit",
-                    "mode": "Threshold mode",
                     "name": "Name",
                     "upper": "Upper limit"
                 },
-                "description": "Configure when the sensor should turn on and off.\n\nOnly lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit].",
-                "title": "New Threshold Sensor"
+                "description": "Create a binary sensor that turns on and off depending on the value of a sensor\n\nOnly lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit].",
+                "title": "Add Threshold Sensor"
             }
         }
     },
@@ -28,12 +27,12 @@
                     "entity_id": "Input sensor",
                     "hysteresis": "Hysteresis",
                     "lower": "Lower limit",
-                    "mode": "Threshold mode",
                     "name": "Name",
                     "upper": "Upper limit"
                 },
-                "description": "Configure when the sensor should turn on and off.\n\nOnly lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit]."
+                "description": "Only lower limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is less than the lower limit.\nOnly upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is greater than the upper limit.\nBoth lower and upper limit configured - Turn on when the input sensor's value is in the range [lower limit .. upper limit]."
             }
         }
-    }
+    },
+    "title": "Threshold Sensor"
 }
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