diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/boards_bundle.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/boards_bundle.js
index 20d23162940..0c1cff1da7a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/boards_bundle.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/boards_bundle.js
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ $(() => {
 
             if (list.type === 'closed') {
               list.position = Infinity;
-              list.label = { description: 'Shows all closed issues. Moving an issue to this list closes it' };
             } else if (list.type === 'backlog') {
               list.position = -1;
             }
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/show_proper_labels_in_board_issue_sidebar_when_issue_is_closed.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/show_proper_labels_in_board_issue_sidebar_when_issue_is_closed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2ab34b20a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/show_proper_labels_in_board_issue_sidebar_when_issue_is_closed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: show None when issue is in closed list and no labels assigned
+merge_request: 15976
+author: Christiaan Van den Poel
+type: fixed