diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/pipeline_processors_editor_item/pipeline_processors_editor_item.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/pipeline_processors_editor_item/pipeline_processors_editor_item.tsx
index 63c6ee6fe8add..0e47b3ef7cf88 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/pipeline_processors_editor_item/pipeline_processors_editor_item.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/pipeline_processors_editor_item/pipeline_processors_editor_item.tsx
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ export const PipelineProcessorsEditorItem: FunctionComponent<Props> = memo(
                 onChange={(nextDescription) => {
                   let nextOptions: Record<string, any>;
                   if (!nextDescription) {
-                    const { tag, ...restOptions } = processor.options;
+                    const { description: __, ...restOptions } = processor.options;
                     nextOptions = restOptions;
                   } else {
                     nextOptions = {
                       ...processor.options,
-                      tag: nextDescription,
+                      description: nextDescription,
                     };
                   }
                   processorsDispatch({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/processors_tree/components/tree_node.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/processors_tree/components/tree_node.tsx
index e35dde011ce28..ebe4ca4962b4c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/processors_tree/components/tree_node.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_processors_editor/components/processors_tree/components/tree_node.tsx
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ export const TreeNode: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
         selector={processorInfo.selector}
         processor={processor}
         handlers={handlers}
-        // TODO: Replace with processor.options.description when it is available
-        description={processor.options.tag}
+        description={processor.options.description}
         selected={Boolean(movingProcessor?.id === processor.id)}
       />
       {renderOnFailureHandlersTree()}