diff --git a/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php b/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php
index e6cd7d0682d..402bdf6ea99 100644
--- a/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php
+++ b/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ class qtype_ddmarker_edit_form extends qtype_ddtoimage_edit_form_base {
                 array('rows' => 5), $this->editoroptions);
         $repeatedoptions['hint']['type'] = PARAM_RAW;
 
-        $repeated[] = $mform->createElement('checkbox', 'hintshownumcorrect',
-                        get_string('options', 'question'),
+        $repeated[] = $mform->createElement('checkbox', 'hintshownumcorrect', '',
                         get_string('shownumpartscorrect', 'question'));
         $repeated[] = $mform->createElement('checkbox', 'hintoptions',
                         '',
diff --git a/question/type/edit_question_form.php b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
index 3074247779c..664d0398a63 100644
--- a/question/type/edit_question_form.php
+++ b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
@@ -477,8 +477,7 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
             $element->setValue(array('text' => get_string($feedbackname.'default', 'question')));
 
             if ($withshownumpartscorrect && $feedbackname == 'partiallycorrectfeedback') {
-                $mform->addElement('advcheckbox', 'shownumcorrect',
-                        get_string('options', 'question'),
+                $mform->addElement('advcheckbox', 'shownumcorrect', '',
                         get_string('shownumpartscorrectwhenfinished', 'question'));
                 $mform->setDefault('shownumcorrect', true);
             }
@@ -502,8 +501,8 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
 
         $optionelements = array();
         if ($withclearwrong) {
-            $optionelements[] = $mform->createElement('advcheckbox', 'hintclearwrong',
-                    get_string('options', 'question'), get_string('clearwrongparts', 'question'));
+            $optionelements[] = $mform->createElement('advcheckbox', 'hintclearwrong', '',
+                    get_string('clearwrongparts', 'question'));
         }
         if ($withshownumpartscorrect) {
             $optionelements[] = $mform->createElement('advcheckbox', 'hintshownumcorrect', '',