diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.template.tsx b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.template.tsx
index 8cfed4f8e0..343ed71e6f 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.template.tsx
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.template.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export const CheckboxTemplate: FunctionalComponent<CheckboxTemplateProps> = (
         return [
             <limel-dynamic-label
                 value={props.checked}
-                aria-controls={props.helperTextId}
+                aria-controls={
+                    props.helperText ? props.helperTextId : undefined
+                }
                 defaultLabel={{ text: props.label, icon: icon }}
                 labels={props.readonlyLabels}
             />,
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ export const CheckboxTemplate: FunctionalComponent<CheckboxTemplateProps> = (
                 disabled={props.disabled || props.readonly}
                 required={props.required}
                 onChange={props.onChange}
-                aria-controls={props.helperTextId}
+                aria-controls={
+                    props.helperText ? props.helperTextId : undefined
+                }
                 aria-describedby={props.helperTextId}
                 {...inputProps}
             />
diff --git a/src/components/slider/slider.tsx b/src/components/slider/slider.tsx
index baca61269a..350a604967 100644
--- a/src/components/slider/slider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/slider/slider.tsx
@@ -254,7 +254,10 @@ export class Slider {
                 value={this.multiplyByFactor(this.value)}
                 name="volume"
                 aria-labelledby={this.labelId}
-                aria-controls={this.helperTextId}
+                aria-describedby={
+                    this.helperText ? this.helperTextId : undefined
+                }
+                aria-controls={this.helperText ? this.helperTextId : undefined}
                 {...inputProps}
             />
         );
diff --git a/src/components/switch/switch.tsx b/src/components/switch/switch.tsx
index d03beb66ea..8d4cf189b8 100644
--- a/src/components/switch/switch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/switch/switch.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ export class Switch {
             return [
                 <limel-dynamic-label
                     value={this.value}
-                    aria-controls={this.helperTextId}
+                    aria-controls={
+                        this.helperText ? this.helperTextId : undefined
+                    }
                     defaultLabel={{ text: this.label, icon: icon }}
                     labels={this.readonlyLabels}
                 />,
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ export class Switch {
                 aria-checked={this.value}
                 disabled={this.disabled}
                 onClick={this.handleClick}
-                aria-controls={this.helperTextId}
+                aria-controls={this.helperText ? this.helperTextId : undefined}
             >
                 <div class="mdc-switch__track" />
                 <div class="mdc-switch__handle-track">
diff --git a/src/components/text-editor/text-editor.tsx b/src/components/text-editor/text-editor.tsx
index d5bc9964d7..7cf8deb602 100644
--- a/src/components/text-editor/text-editor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/text-editor/text-editor.tsx
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ export class TextEditor implements FormComponent<string> {
                 <limel-markdown
                     slot="content"
                     value={this.value}
-                    aria-controls={this.helperTextId}
+                    aria-controls={
+                        this.helperText ? this.helperTextId : undefined
+                    }
                     id={this.editorId}
                 />
             );
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ export class TextEditor implements FormComponent<string> {
                 onMetadataChange={this.handleMetadataChange}
                 customElements={this.customElements}
                 value={this.value}
-                aria-controls={this.helperTextId}
+                aria-controls={this.helperText ? this.helperTextId : undefined}
                 id={this.editorId}
                 aria-disabled={this.disabled}
                 aria-invalid={this.invalid}