diff --git a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
index a5a334febda..dc89c4443ec 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ $string['searchwords'] = 'These words can appear anywhere in the post';
 $string['seeallposts'] = 'See all posts made by this user';
 $string['settings'] = 'Settings';
 $string['shortpost'] = 'Short post';
-$string['showingcountoftotaldiscussions'] = 'Showing {$a->count} of {$a->total} discussions';
+$string['showingcountoftotaldiscussions'] = 'List of discussions. Showing {$a->count} of {$a->total} discussions';
 $string['showsubscribers'] = 'Show/edit current subscribers';
 $string['singleforum'] = 'A single simple discussion';
 $string['smallmessage'] = '{$a->user} posted in {$a->forumname}';
diff --git a/mod/forum/templates/discussion_list.mustache b/mod/forum/templates/discussion_list.mustache
index 6ac2f83ccb8..ec21f98123c 100644
--- a/mod/forum/templates/discussion_list.mustache
+++ b/mod/forum/templates/discussion_list.mustache
@@ -69,14 +69,10 @@
             {{{ pagination }}}
         {{/discussion_top_pagination}}
         {{$discussion_list_output}}
-            <span id="discussion-table-description-{{uniqid}}" class="sr-only">
-                {{#str}} showingcountoftotaldiscussions, mod_forum, {"count": "{{visiblediscussioncount}}", "total":"{{totaldiscussioncount}}"} {{/str}}
-            </span>
-            <table
-                class="table table-hover table-striped discussion-list"
-                aria-label='{{#str}} showingcountoftotaldiscussions, mod_forum, {"count": "{{visiblediscussioncount}}", "total":"{{totaldiscussioncount}}"} {{/str}}'
-                aria-describedby="discussion-table-description-{{uniqid}}"
-            >
+            <table class="table table-hover table-striped discussion-list">
+                <caption id="discussion-table-description-{{uniqid}}" class="sr-only">
+                    {{#str}} showingcountoftotaldiscussions, mod_forum, {"count": "{{visiblediscussioncount}}", "total":"{{totaldiscussioncount}}"} {{/str}}
+                </caption>
                 {{$discussion_list_header}}
                 <thead>
                     <tr>