diff --git a/features/eid_api.lua b/features/eid_api.lua
index 7a7fd821..3042a761 100644
--- a/features/eid_api.lua
+++ b/features/eid_api.lua
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ local dynamicSpriteCache = {} -- used to store sprite objects of collectible ico
 ---@field Icon EID_Icon
 ---@field Entity Entity?
 ---@field ShowWhenUnidentified boolean?
----@field PermanentTextEnglish string?
 ---@field IgnoreBulletPointIconConfig boolean?
 ---@field ItemType integer?
 ---@field ChargeType integer?
@@ -526,7 +525,7 @@ end
 ---@param permName1 string
 ---@param permName2 string?
 function EID:displayPermanentText(descriptionObject, permName1, permName2)
-	descriptionObject.PermanentTextEnglish = EID:getDescriptionEntryEnglish(permName1, permName2)
+	descriptionObject.Name = EID:getDescriptionEntryEnglish(permName1, permName2)
 	EID.permanentDisplayTextObj = descriptionObject
 	EID.isDisplayingPermanent = true
 end
@@ -938,11 +937,12 @@ function EID:getTransformationName(id)
 end
 
 ---Tries to get the ingame name of an item based on its ID
+--- Used internally by EID:getObjectName, which also handles the TranslateItemName config option
 ---@param Type EntityType
 ---@param Variant integer
 ---@param SubType integer
 ---@return string
-function EID:getObjectName(Type, Variant, SubType)
+local function getObjectName_internal(Type, Variant, SubType)
 	local fallbackName = Type.."."..Variant.."."..SubType
 	local tableName = EID:getTableName(Type, Variant, SubType)
 
@@ -990,6 +990,31 @@ function EID:getObjectName(Type, Variant, SubType)
 	return fallbackName
 end
 
+---Tries to get the ingame name of an item based on its ID
+---@param Type EntityType
+---@param Variant integer
+---@param SubType integer
+---@return string
+function EID:getObjectName(Type, Variant, SubType)
+	local combinedName = getObjectName_internal(Type, Variant, SubType)
+	if EID.Config["TranslateItemName"] ~= 2 then
+		local curLanguage = EID.Config["Language"]
+		if EID:getLanguage() ~= EID.DefaultLanguageCode then
+			EID.Config["Language"] = EID.DefaultLanguageCode
+			local englishName = getObjectName_internal(Type, Variant, SubType)
+			EID.Config["Language"] = curLanguage
+			if englishName ~= combinedName then
+				if EID.Config["TranslateItemName"] == 1 then
+					combinedName = englishName
+				elseif EID.Config["TranslateItemName"] == 3 and combinedName ~= englishName then
+					combinedName = combinedName.." ("..englishName..")"
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return combinedName
+end
+
 ---Returns the name of a player based on their ID
 ---@param id PlayerType
 ---@param altFallback? string
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index acc8d9f6..aa5a3061 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -641,19 +641,6 @@ function EID:printDescription(desc, cachedID)
 	local curName = ""
 	if EID.Config["ShowItemName"] and desc.Name then
 		curName = desc.Name
-		if EID.Config["TranslateItemName"] ~= 2 and desc.ObjType ~= -999 then
-			local curLanguage = EID.Config["Language"]
-			if EID:getLanguage() ~= EID.DefaultLanguageCode then
-				EID.Config["Language"] = EID.DefaultLanguageCode
-				local englishName = desc.PermanentTextEnglish or EID:getObjectName(desc.ObjType, desc.ObjVariant, desc.ObjSubType)
-				EID.Config["Language"] = curLanguage
-				if EID.Config["TranslateItemName"] == 1 then
-					curName = englishName
-				elseif EID.Config["TranslateItemName"] == 3 and curName ~= englishName then
-					curName = curName.." ("..englishName..")"
-				end
-			end
-		end
 	end
 	-- Display Entity ID
 	if EID.Config["ShowObjectID"] and desc.ObjType and desc.ObjType > 0 then
@@ -1679,7 +1666,6 @@ function EID:OnRender()
 	if EID.Config["ItemReminderEnabled"] and EID.holdTabCounter >= 30 and EID.TabDescThisFrame == false and EID.holdTabPlayer ~= nil then
 		EID:ItemReminderHandleInputs()
 		local demoDescObj = EID:getDescriptionObj(-999, -1, 1)
-		demoDescObj.PermanentTextEnglish = EID:getDescriptionEntryEnglish("ItemReminder", "Title")
 		-- check for scrolling being enabled here and append scroll controls to the title?
 		demoDescObj.Description = EID:ItemReminderGetDescription()
 		demoDescObj.Name = EID:ItemReminderGetTitle()