diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.test.tsx
index 77d1eead6d..6b89612354 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.test.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('<GroupListPicker />', () => {
     const { queryByText } = render(
       <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
         <GroupListPicker
-          label="Search"
+          placeholder="Search"
           groupTypes={['org', 'department']}
           defaultGroup="test"
         />
@@ -77,25 +77,11 @@ describe('<GroupListPicker />', () => {
     expect(queryByText('test')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('open group list picker', () => {
-    const { getByTestId, getAllByText } = render(
-      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
-        <GroupListPicker
-          label="Search unique"
-          groupTypes={['org', 'department']}
-        />
-      </ApiProvider>,
-    );
-
-    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('group-list-picker-button'));
-    expect(getAllByText('Search unique').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  });
-
   it('can choose a group', async () => {
     const { getByText, queryByText, getByTestId } = render(
       <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
         <GroupListPicker
-          label="Search unique"
+          placeholder="Search"
           groupTypes={['org', 'department']}
         />
       </ApiProvider>,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.tsx
index eb504880f3..d810d44d57 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/GroupListPicker/GroupListPicker.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
  * @public
  */
 export type GroupListPickerProps = {
-  label: string;
+  placeholder: string;
   groupTypes: Array<string>;
   defaultGroup?: string;
 };
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const GroupListPicker = (props: GroupListPickerProps) => {
   const classes = useStyles();
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
 
-  const { label, groupTypes, defaultGroup = '' } = props;
+  const { placeholder, groupTypes, defaultGroup = '' } = props;
   const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState(null);
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = React.useState('');
   const [group, setGroup] = React.useState(defaultGroup);
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ export const GroupListPicker = (props: GroupListPickerProps) => {
           }}
           style={{ width: '200px' }}
           renderInput={params => (
-            <TextField {...params} placeholder={label} variant="outlined" />
+            <TextField
+              {...params}
+              placeholder={placeholder}
+              variant="outlined"
+            />
           )}
         />
       </Popover>