diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.test.tsx
index 3e507777d8040..09f16c98a379e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.test.tsx
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
       const wrapper = shallow<React.ReactElement>(result[0].description as React.ReactElement);
       expect(result[0].title).toEqual('Mitre Attack');
       expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="threatTacticLink"]').text()).toEqual(
-        i18n.UNKNOWN_TACTIC
+        'Collection (TA000999)'
       );
       expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="threatTechniqueLink"]').text()).toEqual(
         'Audio Capture (T1123)'
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
         'Collection (TA0009)'
       );
       expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="threatTechniqueLink"]').text()).toEqual(
-        i18n.UNKNOWN_TECHNIQUE
+        'Audio Capture (T1123456)'
       );
     });
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
         'Audio Capture (T1123)'
       );
       expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="threatSubtechniqueLink"]').text()).toEqual(
-        i18n.UNKNOWN_SUBTECHNIQUE
+        'Audio Capture Data (T1123.000123)'
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.tsx
index f35a6d334cb65..f8098e4bbf891 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/helpers.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ export const buildThreatDescription = ({ label, threat }: BuildThreatDescription
                     href={singleThreat.tactic.reference}
                     target="_blank"
                   >
-                    {tactic != null ? tactic.text : i18n.UNKNOWN_TACTIC}
+                    {tactic != null
+                      ? tactic.text
+                      : `${singleThreat.tactic.name} (${singleThreat.tactic.id})`}
                   </EuiLink>
                   <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="none" alignItems="flexStart" direction="column">
                     {singleThreat.technique.map((technique, techniqueIndex) => {
@@ -165,7 +167,9 @@ export const buildThreatDescription = ({ label, threat }: BuildThreatDescription
                             iconType={ListTreeIcon}
                             size="xs"
                           >
-                            {myTechnique != null ? myTechnique.label : i18n.UNKNOWN_TECHNIQUE}
+                            {myTechnique != null
+                              ? myTechnique.label
+                              : `${technique.name} (${technique.id})`}
                           </TechniqueLinkItem>
                           <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="none" alignItems="flexStart" direction="column">
                             {technique.subtechnique != null &&
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ export const buildThreatDescription = ({ label, threat }: BuildThreatDescription
                                     >
                                       {mySubtechnique != null
                                         ? mySubtechnique.label
-                                        : i18n.UNKNOWN_SUBTECHNIQUE}
+                                        : `${subtechnique.name} (${subtechnique.id})`}
                                     </TechniqueLinkItem>
                                   </SubtechniqueFlexItem>
                                 );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/translations.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/translations.tsx
index 271b42489f2b5..ab6685291f75a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/translations.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/rules/description_step/translations.tsx
@@ -96,24 +96,3 @@ export const THRESHOLD_RESULTS_AGGREGATED_BY = i18n.translate(
     defaultMessage: 'Results aggregated by',
   }
 );
-
-export const UNKNOWN_TACTIC = i18n.translate(
-  'xpack.securitySolution.detectionEngine.ruleDescription.unknownTactic',
-  {
-    defaultMessage: 'Unknown Tactic',
-  }
-);
-
-export const UNKNOWN_TECHNIQUE = i18n.translate(
-  'xpack.securitySolution.detectionEngine.ruleDescription.unknownTechnique',
-  {
-    defaultMessage: 'Unknown Technique',
-  }
-);
-
-export const UNKNOWN_SUBTECHNIQUE = i18n.translate(
-  'xpack.securitySolution.detectionEngine.ruleDescription.unknownSubtechnique',
-  {
-    defaultMessage: 'Unknown Subtechnique',
-  }
-);