diff --git a/rtgui/history.cc b/rtgui/history.cc
index f16111d62..d62fcdb30 100644
--- a/rtgui/history.cc
+++ b/rtgui/history.cc
@@ -24,18 +24,11 @@
 using namespace rtengine;
 using namespace rtengine::procparams;
 
-Glib::ustring eventDescrArray[NUMOFEVENTS];
 
 History::History (bool bookmarkSupport) : historyVPaned(nullptr), blistener(nullptr), tpc (nullptr), bmnum (1)
 {
 
     blistenerLock = false; // sets default that the Before preview will not be locked
-
-    // fill history event message array
-    for (int i = 0; i < NUMOFEVENTS; i++) {
-        eventDescrArray[i] = M(Glib::ustring::compose("HISTORY_MSG_%1", i + 1));
-    }
-
     // History List
     // ~~~~~~~~~~~~
     Gtk::ScrolledWindow* hscrollw = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::ScrolledWindow ());
@@ -238,7 +231,7 @@ void History::procParamsChanged (ProcParams* params, ProcEvent ev, Glib::ustring
     }
 
     // construct formatted list content
-    Glib::ustring text = Glib::ustring::compose ("%1", eventDescrArray[ev]);
+    Glib::ustring text = M("HISTORY_MSG_" + std::to_string(ev + 1));
 
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TreeSelection> selection = hTreeView->get_selection();
     Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter = selection->get_selected();
@@ -263,7 +256,6 @@ void History::procParamsChanged (ProcParams* params, ProcEvent ev, Glib::ustring
     // if there is no last item or its chev!=ev, create a new one
     if (size == 0 || !row || row[historyColumns.chev] != ev || ev == EvProfileChanged) {
         Gtk::TreeModel::Row newrow = *(historyModel->append());
-        newrow[historyColumns.realText] = eventDescrArray[ev];
         newrow[historyColumns.text] = text;
         newrow[historyColumns.value] = g_markup_escape_text(descr.c_str(), -1);
         newrow[historyColumns.chev] = ev;
@@ -282,7 +274,6 @@ void History::procParamsChanged (ProcParams* params, ProcEvent ev, Glib::ustring
     }
     // else just update it
     else {
-        row[historyColumns.realText] = eventDescrArray[ev];
         row[historyColumns.text] = text;
         row[historyColumns.value] = g_markup_escape_text(descr.c_str(), -1);
         row[historyColumns.chev] = ev;
@@ -428,9 +419,9 @@ bool History::on_query_tooltip(int x, int y, bool keyboard_tooltip, const Glib::
         if (path && !path.empty()) {
             Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter = historyModel->get_iter(path);
             if (iter) {
-                Glib::ustring param, val;
-                iter->get_value<Glib::ustring>(1, param);
-                iter->get_value<Glib::ustring>(2, val);
+                Glib::ustring text, val;
+                iter->get_value<Glib::ustring>(0, text);
+                iter->get_value<Glib::ustring>(1, val);
 
                 /*
                  *
@@ -449,7 +440,7 @@ bool History::on_query_tooltip(int x, int y, bool keyboard_tooltip, const Glib::
                 tooltip->set_custom(*hbox);
                 */
 
-                tooltip->set_text(param+" : "+val);
+                tooltip->set_text(text + " : " + val);
                 displayTooltip = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/rtgui/history.h b/rtgui/history.h
index e905cb396..8fbe256e4 100644
--- a/rtgui/history.h
+++ b/rtgui/history.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public:
     class HistoryColumns : public Gtk::TreeModel::ColumnRecord
     {
     public:
-        Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Glib::ustring>  realText;
         Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Glib::ustring>  text;
         Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Glib::ustring>  value;
         Gtk::TreeModelColumn<rtengine::procparams::ProcParams>     params;
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ public:
         HistoryColumns()
         {
             add(text);
-            add(realText);
             add(value);
             add(chev);
             add(params);