diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/WorkflowApprovalList/WorkflowApprovalListItem.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/WorkflowApprovalList/WorkflowApprovalListItem.js
index c369747c6a..eab27f14d5 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/WorkflowApprovalList/WorkflowApprovalListItem.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/WorkflowApprovalList/WorkflowApprovalListItem.js
@@ -79,20 +79,14 @@ function WorkflowApprovalListItem({
         <ActionItem
           visible
           tooltip={
-            hasBeenActedOn
-              ? t`This workflow has already been ${status}`
-              : t`Approve`
+            hasBeenActedOn ? t`This has already been acted on` : t`Approve`
           }
         >
           <WorkflowApprovalButton workflowApproval={workflowApproval} />
         </ActionItem>
         <ActionItem
           visible
-          tooltip={
-            hasBeenActedOn
-              ? t`This workflow has already been ${status}`
-              : t`Deny`
-          }
+          tooltip={hasBeenActedOn ? t`This has already been acted on` : t`Deny`}
         >
           <WorkflowDenyButton workflowApproval={workflowApproval} />
         </ActionItem>
@@ -107,9 +101,7 @@ function WorkflowApprovalListItem({
             buttonText={t`Cancel Workflow`}
             isDisabled={hasBeenActedOn}
             tooltip={
-              hasBeenActedOn
-                ? t`This workflow has already been ${status}`
-                : t`Cancel`
+              hasBeenActedOn ? t`This has already been acted on` : t`Cancel`
             }
             cancelationMessage={t`This will cancel all subsequent nodes in this workflow
             `}
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalButton.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalButton.js
index 21559fda5f..5ec6a3a8c0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalButton.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalButton.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import useRequest, { useDismissableError } from 'hooks/useRequest';
 
 import AlertModal from 'components/AlertModal';
 import ErrorDetail from 'components/ErrorDetail';
-import { getStatus } from './WorkflowApprovalUtils';
 
 function WorkflowApprovalButton({
   isDetailView,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ function WorkflowApprovalButton({
         onClick={() => handleApprove()}
         aria-label={
           hasBeenActedOn
-            ? t`This workflow has already been ${getStatus(workflowApproval)}`
+            ? t`This workflow has already been acted on`
             : t`Approve`
         }
       >
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalUtils.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalUtils.js
index 110481e607..d8f155c2d0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalUtils.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowApprovalUtils.js
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ export function getStatus(workflowApproval) {
   }
 
   if (workflowApproval.canceled_on) {
-    return 'canceled';
+    return t`canceled`;
   }
   if (workflowApproval.status === 'failed' && workflowApproval.failed) {
-    return 'denied';
+    return t`denied`;
   }
   if (workflowApproval.status === 'successful') {
     return 'approved';
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowDenyButton.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowDenyButton.js
index 3399ec624d..8604e7434e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowDenyButton.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/WorkflowApproval/shared/WorkflowDenyButton.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import useRequest, { useDismissableError } from 'hooks/useRequest';
 
 import AlertModal from 'components/AlertModal';
 import ErrorDetail from 'components/ErrorDetail';
-import { getStatus } from './WorkflowApprovalUtils';
 
 function WorkflowDenyButton({ isDetailView, workflowApproval, onHandleToast }) {
   const hasBeenActedOn =
@@ -33,9 +32,7 @@ function WorkflowDenyButton({ isDetailView, workflowApproval, onHandleToast }) {
     <>
       <Button
         aria-label={
-          hasBeenActedOn
-            ? t`This workflow has already been ${getStatus(workflowApproval)}`
-            : t`Deny`
+          hasBeenActedOn ? t`This workflow has already been acted on` : t`Deny`
         }
         ouiaId="workflow-deny-button"
         isDisabled={hasBeenActedOn}