diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/list/templates-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/list/templates-list.controller.js
index 2734232ae2..5bcd659a38 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/list/templates-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/list/templates-list.controller.js
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ export default ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', '$stateParams', 'Rest',
         $scope.$on(`${list.iterator}_options`, function(event, data){
             $scope.options = data.data.actions.GET;
             optionsRequestDataProcessing();
-            renameTypeLabelFromWorkflowJobTemplateToWorkflowTemplate();
         });
 
         $scope.$watchCollection('templates', function() {
-            optionsRequestDataProcessing();
-            renameTypeLabelFromWorkflowJobTemplateToWorkflowTemplate();
-        });
-
+                optionsRequestDataProcessing();
+            }
+        );
         // iterate over the list and add fields like type label, after the
         // OPTIONS request returns, or the list is sorted/paginated/searched
         function optionsRequestDataProcessing(){
@@ -72,13 +70,6 @@ export default ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', '$stateParams', 'Rest',
             });
         }
 
-        function renameTypeLabelFromWorkflowJobTemplateToWorkflowTemplate() {
-            $scope[list.name].forEach(function(item) {
-                if (item.type_label === "Workflow Job Template") {
-                    item.type_label = "Workflow Template";
-                }
-            });
-        }
 
         $scope.$on(`ws-jobs`, function () {
             // @issue - this is no longer quite as ham-fisted but I'd like for someone else to take a peek