diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 029e20e62b..a2e829bf65 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ function wp_ajax_get_community_events() {
 		) );
 	} else {
 		if ( isset( $events['location'] ) ) {
-			// Send only the data that the client will use.
-			$events['location'] = $events['location']['description'];
-
 			// Store the location network-wide, so the user doesn't have to set it on each site.
 			update_user_option( $user_id, 'community-events-location', $events['location'], true );
 		}
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index b25426e753..0f0058127f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ function wp_print_community_events_templates() {
 		<?php printf(
 			/* translators: %s is a placeholder for the name of a city. */
 			__( 'Attend an upcoming event near %s.' ),
-			'<strong>{{ data.location }}</strong>'
+			'<strong>{{ data.location.description }}</strong>'
 		); ?>
 	</script>
 
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ function wp_print_community_events_templates() {
 			<?php printf(
 				/* translators: 1: the city the user searched for, 2: meetup organization documentation URL */
 				__( 'There aren&#8217;t any events scheduled near %1$s at the moment. Would you like to <a href="%2$s">organize one</a>?' ),
-				'{{data.location}}',
+				'{{ data.location.description }}',
 				__( 'https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/welcome/' )
 			); ?>
 		</li>