diff --git a/includes/discovery/sensors/cisco-entity-sensor.inc.php b/includes/discovery/sensors/cisco-entity-sensor.inc.php
index 66340dedb0..79f9632d9e 100644
--- a/includes/discovery/sensors/cisco-entity-sensor.inc.php
+++ b/includes/discovery/sensors/cisco-entity-sensor.inc.php
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ if ($device['os_group'] == 'cisco') {
             if ($entitysensor[$entry['entSensorType']] && is_numeric($entry['entSensorValue']) && is_numeric($index)) {
                 $entPhysicalIndex = $index;
                 if ($entity_array[$index]['entPhysicalName'] || $device['os'] == 'iosxr') {
-                    $descr = rewrite_entity_descr($entity_array[$index]['entPhysicalName']).' - '.rewrite_entity_descr($entity_array[$index]['entPhysicalDescr']);
+                    $descr = rewrite_entity_descr($entity_array[$index]['entPhysicalName']);
                 }
                 else {
-                    $descr = $entity_array[$index]['entPhysicalDescr'];
-                    $descr = rewrite_entity_descr($descr);
+                    $descr = rewrite_entity_descr($entity_array[$index]['entPhysicalDescr']);
                 }
 
                 // Set description based on measured entity if it exists
diff --git a/includes/rewrites.php b/includes/rewrites.php
index 37ecf5b715..e2516d5c28 100644
--- a/includes/rewrites.php
+++ b/includes/rewrites.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function rewrite_entity_descr($descr) {
     $descr = str_replace('Centralized Forwarding Card', 'CFC', $descr);
     $descr = str_replace('Power Supply Module', 'PSU ', $descr);
     $descr = str_replace('/Voltage Sensor/', 'Voltage', $descr);
+    $descr = str_replace('Sensor', '', $descr);
     $descr = preg_replace('/^temperatures /', '', $descr);
     $descr = preg_replace('/^voltages /', '', $descr);