diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
index 98997aae8..c974fe18d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class NoOtherContactsForm(RegistrarForm):
 class AnythingElseForm(RegistrarForm):
     anything_else = forms.CharField(
         required=False,
-        label="Anything else we should know? (optional)",
+        label="Anything else we should know?",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         validators=[
             MaxLengthValidator(
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
index 0ca768288..6418ff308 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class DomainApplication(TimeStampedModel):
     anything_else = models.TextField(
         null=True,
         blank=True,
-        help_text="Anything else we should know? (optional)",
+        help_text="Anything else we should know?",
     )
 
     is_policy_acknowledged = models.BooleanField(
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
index 83a818aa2..6e20f4c5e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
     anything_else = models.TextField(
         null=True,
         blank=True,
-        help_text="Anything else we should know? (optional)",
+        help_text="Anything else we should know?",
     )
 
     is_policy_acknowledged = models.BooleanField(
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
index 1c598db9a..ac9c9787c 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% load field_helpers %}
 
 {% block form_instructions %}
-  <p>Is there anything else we should know about your domain request?</p>
+  <h2>Is there anything else we should know about your domain request? (optional)</h2>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block form_required_fields_help_text %}