diff --git a/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp b/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
index 0bb0caf81c33..1819e7f1508d 100644
--- a/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
+++ b/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
   </message>
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_SITE_SETTINGS_SHIELDS_DOWN" desc="Label for shields status down site settings.">
     Shields Down
-  </message>  
+  </message>
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_BRAVE_SHIELDS_TITLE" desc="The title for Brave shields section in settings">
     Shields
   </message>
@@ -298,10 +298,6 @@
   <message name="IDS_BRAVE_ADBLOCK_CONTENT_FILTER_LABEL_DESCRIPTION" desc="Long description describing what Content Filtering does">
     Enable custom filters that block regional and language-specific trackers and Annoyances.
   </message>
-  <message name="IDS_BRAVE_ADBLOCK_CONTENT_FILTERING_DESC" desc="Long description describing what Content Filtering does">
-    Enable custom filters that block regional and language-specific trackers and
-    <ph name="BEGIN_LINK">&lt;a target="_blank" href="$1"&gt;</ph>Annoyances<ph name="END_LINK">&lt;/a&gt;</ph>.
-  </message>
   <message name="IDS_BRAVE_ADBLOCK_ADD_CUSTOM_FILTERS_LISTS_LABEL" desc="Label for custom filters lists section">
     Add custom filter lists
   </message>
@@ -835,7 +831,7 @@
   </message>
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_TOR_SNOWFLAKE_INSTALL_FAILED" desc="">
     The Snowflake extension necessary for this functionality could not be downloaded. Please check your Internet connection and try again.
-  </message>  
+  </message>
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_TOR_SELECT_BUILT_IN_RADIO" desc="">
     Select a built-in bridge
   </message>
diff --git a/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.html b/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.html
index 819ac29bef2d..0cee044d426f 100644
--- a/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.html
+++ b/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.html
@@ -245,10 +245,30 @@
               >
                 [[item.subscription_url]]
               </span>
-              <span inner-h-t-m-l="[[getStatus_(
-                item.last_update_attempt,
-                item.last_successful_update_attempt,
-                item.last_updated_pretty_text)]]"></span>
+              <!--
+                /* "Last updated" column can have four distinct states:
+                * No update ever attempted: fine to show blank
+                * Update attempted and failed, and never succeeded previously: show
+                * "Download failure"
+                * Update attempted and failed, but succeeded previously: show
+                * "Download failure since + last updated time"
+                * Update attempted and succeeded: show the last updated time
+                */
+              -->
+              <span>
+                <template is="dom-if" if="[[isEqual_(item.last_update_attempt, 0)]]">
+                  <span>—</span>
+                </template>
+                <template is="dom-if" if="[[isEqual_(item.last_successful_update_attempt, 0)]]">
+                  <mark>[[i18n('adblockSubscribeUrlDownloadFailed')]]</mark>
+                </template>
+                <template is="dom-if" if="[[isFailedUpdate_(item)]]">
+                  <span>[[item.last_updated_pretty_text]] <mark>[[i18n('adblockSubscribeUrlUpdateFailed')]]</mark></span>
+                </template>
+                <template is="dom-if" if="[[isLastAttemptFailed_(item)]]">
+                  <span>[[item.last_updated_pretty_text]]</span>
+                </template>
+              </span>
               <adblock-subscribe-dropdown
                 on-update-subscription="handleUpdateSubscription_"
                 on-view-subscription="handleViewSubscription_"
diff --git a/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.ts b/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.ts
index 9b4248b1a14f..fa44d4eb2e22 100644
--- a/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.ts
+++ b/browser/resources/settings/default_brave_shields_page/brave_adblock_subpage.ts
@@ -125,25 +125,16 @@ class AdBlockSubpage extends AdBlockSubpageBase {
     return this.i18nAdvanced(id, { substitutions: [ link ]})
   }
 
-  getStatus_(last_update_attempt, last_successful_update_attempt, last_updated_pretty_text) {
-    /* "Last updated" column can have four distinct states:
-    * No update ever attempted: fine to show blank
-    * Update attempted and failed, and never succeeded previously: show
-    * "Download failure"
-    * Update attempted and failed, but succeeded previously: show
-    * "Download failure since + last updated time"
-    * Update attempted and succeeded: show the last updated time
-    */
-
-    if (last_update_attempt === 0) {
-      return '—'
-    } else if (last_successful_update_attempt === 0) {
-      return `<mark>${this.i18n('adblockSubscribeUrlDownloadFailed')}<mark>`
-    } else if (last_successful_update_attempt !== last_update_attempt) {
-      return `${last_updated_pretty_text} <mark>${this.i18n('adblockSubscribeUrlUpdateFailed')}</mark>`
-    } else {
-      return last_updated_pretty_text
-    }
+  isEqual_(lhs, rhs) {
+    return lhs === rhs
+  }
+
+  isFailedUpdate_(item) {
+    return item.last_successful_update_attempt !== 0 && item.last_successful_update_attempt !== item.last_update_attempt
+  }
+
+  isLastAttemptFailed_(item) {
+    return item.last_successful_update_attempt !== 0 && item.last_successful_update_attempt === item.last_update_attempt
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc b/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc
index db865c77f5cc..e738dd3019ea 100644
--- a/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/webui/settings/brave_settings_localized_strings_provider.cc
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ void BraveAddCommonStrings(content::WebUIDataSource* html_source,
     {"walletNetworkReset", IDS_BRAVE_WALLET_NETWORK_RESET},
     {"walletNetworkSetAsActive", IDS_BRAVE_WALLET_NETWORK_SET_AS_ACTIVE},
     {"adblockContentFilteringLabel", IDS_BRAVE_ADBLOCK_CONTENT_FILTERING_LABEL},
-    {"adblockContentFilteringDesc", IDS_BRAVE_ADBLOCK_CONTENT_FILTERING_DESC},
     {"adblockAddCustomFiltersListsLabel",
      IDS_BRAVE_ADBLOCK_ADD_CUSTOM_FILTERS_LISTS_LABEL},
     {"adblockContentFilterLabelDesc",