diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/delete_category_modal/delete_category_modal.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/delete_category_modal/delete_category_modal.tsx
index 509cf4e974..9a86c4d040 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/delete_category_modal/delete_category_modal.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/delete_category_modal/delete_category_modal.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import {FormattedMessage, defineMessages, useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {GenericModal} from '@mattermost/components';
 import type {ChannelCategory} from '@mattermost/types/channel_categories';
 
-import FormattedMarkdownMessage from 'components/formatted_markdown_message';
-
 import '../category_modal.scss';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -48,11 +46,12 @@ export default function DeleteCategoryModal(props: Props) {
             confirmButtonClassName={'delete'}
         >
             <span className='delete-category__helpText'>
-                <FormattedMarkdownMessage
+                <FormattedMessage
                     id='delete_category_modal.helpText'
-                    defaultMessage="Channels in **{category_name}** will move back to the Channels and Direct messages categories. You're not removed from any channels."
+                    defaultMessage="Channels in <b>{category_name}</b> will move back to the Channels and Direct messages categories. You're not removed from any channels."
                     values={{
                         category_name: props.category.display_name,
+                        b: (chunks: string) => <b>{chunks}</b>,
                     }}
                 />
             </span>
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
index 04f6f0f06b..06eaf41d91 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -3515,7 +3515,7 @@
   "deactivate_member_modal.title": "Deactivate {username}",
   "delete_category_modal.delete": "Delete",
   "delete_category_modal.deleteCategory": "Delete this category?",
-  "delete_category_modal.helpText": "Channels in **{category_name}** will move back to the Channels and Direct messages categories. You're not removed from any channels.",
+  "delete_category_modal.helpText": "Channels in <b>{category_name}</b> will move back to the Channels and Direct messages categories. You're not removed from any channels.",
   "delete_channel.cancel": "Cancel",
   "delete_channel.confirm": "Confirm ARCHIVE Channel",
   "delete_channel.del": "Archive",