diff --git a/js/forum/src/components/UserCard.js b/js/forum/src/components/UserCard.js
index 4c44bfc42..9fdf41177 100644
--- a/js/forum/src/components/UserCard.js
+++ b/js/forum/src/components/UserCard.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default class UserCard extends Component {
               className: 'UserCard-controls App-primaryControl',
               menuClassName: 'Dropdown-menu--right',
               buttonClassName: this.props.controlsButtonClassName,
+              label: app.trans('core.controls'),
               icon: 'ellipsis-v'
             }) : ''}
 
diff --git a/js/lib/components/Dropdown.js b/js/lib/components/Dropdown.js
index 16e3cc3ec..2320190a3 100644
--- a/js/lib/components/Dropdown.js
+++ b/js/lib/components/Dropdown.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
     props.className = props.className || '';
     props.buttonClassName = props.buttonClassName || '';
     props.menuClassName = props.menuClassName || '';
-    props.label = props.label || app.trans('core.controls');
+    props.label = props.label || '';
     props.caretIcon = typeof props.caretIcon !== 'undefined' ? props.caretIcon : 'caret-down';
   }