diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfo.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfo.java
index 0e015645d9c..8e45c47c918 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfo.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfo.java
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
  */
 @NonNullByDefault
 public class AddonInfo implements Identifiable<String> {
-
-    public static final String NA = "n/a";
-
     private static final Set<String> SUPPORTED_ADDON_TYPES = Set.of("automation", "binding", "misc", "persistence",
             "transformation", "ui", "voice");
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfoRegistry.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfoRegistry.java
index 897547b9bb1..338a3cbfad6 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfoRegistry.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/AddonInfoRegistry.java
@@ -97,15 +97,8 @@ public void removeAddonInfoProvider(AddonInfoProvider addonInfoProvider) {
             return a;
         }
         AddonInfo.Builder builder = AddonInfo.builder(a);
-        if (AddonInfo.NA.equals(a.getName())) {
-            builder.withName(b.getName());
-        } else if (AddonInfo.NA.equals(b.getName())) {
-            builder.withName(a.getName());
-        }
-        if (AddonInfo.NA.equals(a.getDescription())) {
+        if (a.getDescription().isEmpty()) {
             builder.withDescription(b.getDescription());
-        } else if (AddonInfo.NA.equals(b.getDescription())) {
-            builder.withDescription(a.getDescription());
         }
         if (a.getConnection() == null && b.getConnection() != null) {
             builder.withConnection(b.getConnection());
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/internal/xml/AddonInfoAddonsXmlProvider.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/internal/xml/AddonInfoAddonsXmlProvider.java
index e9aa594bb70..0bb6c6cb851 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/internal/xml/AddonInfoAddonsXmlProvider.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/internal/xml/AddonInfoAddonsXmlProvider.java
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ private void initialize() {
             try {
                 String xml = Files.readString(f.toPath());
                 if (xml != null && !xml.isBlank()) {
-                    addonInfos.addAll(reader.readFromXML(xml).getAddons().stream()
-                            .map(a -> AddonInfo.builder(a).withName(AddonInfo.NA).withDescription(AddonInfo.NA).build())
-                            .collect(Collectors.toSet()));
+                    addonInfos.addAll(reader.readFromXML(xml).getAddons().stream().collect(Collectors.toSet()));
                 } else {
                     logger.warn("File '{}' contents are null or empty", f.getName());
                 }