Remove helptext from a field without DOM manipulation: var worknotes = g_form . getLabel ( 'work_notes_list' ); worknotes . removeChild ( worknotes . lastElementChild ); another option function removeHintFromLabel ( fieldName ) { var oField = g_form . getLabel ( fieldName ); var fieldChildren = oField . childNodes ; for ( var c = 0 ; c < fieldChildren . length ; c ++) { var className = fieldChildren [ c ]. className ; if ( className . indexOf ( 'icon-help' ) != - 1 ) { oField . removeChild ( fieldChildren [ c ]); } } } removeHintFromLabel ( 'work_notes_list' ); with DOM - note: old article, not necessarily the best to use DOM https://servicenowguru.com/scripting/client-scripts-scripting/showhide-service-catalog-variable-help-text/