diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index a1db970..ce27b6c 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
       ];
     }
     $cron_url = \Drupal::url('system.cron', ['key' => \Drupal::state()->get('system.cron_key'), ['absolute' => TRUE]]);
-    $requirements['cron']['description'][] = [
+    $requirements['cron']['run_cron_button'] = [
       [
         '#type' => 'link',
         '#title' => t('Run cron'),
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
         ],
         '#url' => Url::fromRoute('system.run_cron'),
       ],
+    ];
+    $requirements['cron']['description'][] = [
       [
         '#prefix' => '<br />',
         '#markup' => t('To run cron from outside the site, go to <a href=":url">@cron</a>', [':url' => $cron_url, '@cron' => $cron_url]),
diff --git a/core/themes/seven/css/components/system-status-report.css b/core/themes/seven/css/components/system-status-report.css
index a14bc1e..edf9e5f 100644
--- a/core/themes/seven/css/components/system-status-report.css
+++ b/core/themes/seven/css/components/system-status-report.css
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 .system-status-general-info__item-details {
   box-sizing: border-box;
   display: inline-block;
+  width: 100%;
   max-width: 80%;
   padding-left: 10px;
   position: relative;
diff --git a/core/themes/seven/seven.theme b/core/themes/seven/seven.theme
index 8846764..b2358b4 100644
--- a/core/themes/seven/seven.theme
+++ b/core/themes/seven/seven.theme
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ function seven_preprocess_maintenance_page(&$variables) {
  */
 function seven_preprocess_status_report(&$variables) {
 
-  $variables = _seven_alter_cron_description($variables);
-
   $severities = [
     REQUIREMENT_INFO => [
       'title' => t('Info'),
@@ -292,44 +290,3 @@ function seven_form_node_form_alter(&$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
   $form['revision_information']['#type'] = 'container';
   $form['revision_information']['#group'] = 'meta';
 }
-
-/**
- * Remove the cron button from the cron.description render array
- * and add it as separate variable.
- *
- * @todo Only one sanity check is performed. Might be prudent to also
- *       return unchanged if either index has a count > 1
- */
-function _seven_alter_cron_description($variables) {
-  // find the Cron element
-  $cron = array_filter($variables['requirements'], function($requirement) {
-    return _seven_get_variable_index_by_title_string($requirement, 'title', 'Cron maintenance tasks');
-  });
-  $cron_index = current(array_keys($cron));
-
-  // Within Cron element, find the Run Cron link
-  $existing_run_cron_link = array_filter($variables['requirements'][$cron_index]['description'][0], function($render_element) {
-    return _seven_get_variable_index_by_title_string($render_element, '#title', 'Run cron');
-  });
-  $run_cron_index = current(array_keys($existing_run_cron_link));
-
-  // For sanity: if we don't have successful indexes return $variables unchanged
-  if (FALSE === $cron_index || FALSE === $run_cron_index) {
-    return $variables;
-  }
-
-  // Remove the existing link that is nested in description and provide a new element
-  $new_link = $variables['requirements'][$cron_index]['description'][0][$run_cron_index];
-  unset($variables['requirements'][$cron_index]['description'][0][$run_cron_index]);
-  $variables['requirements'][$cron_index]['run_cron'] = $new_link;
-
-  return $variables;
-}
-
-function _seven_get_variable_index_by_title_string($var, $key, $string) {
-  if (!array_key_exists($key, $var) || !method_exists($var[$key], 'getUntranslatedString')) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-
-  return $var[$key]->getUntranslatedString() == $string;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/themes/seven/templates/status-report.html.twig b/core/themes/seven/templates/status-report.html.twig
index 7452c53..955f07e 100644
--- a/core/themes/seven/templates/status-report.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/seven/templates/status-report.html.twig
@@ -86,11 +86,8 @@
       <div class="system-status-general-info__item-details">
         <h3>Last Cron Run</h3>
         {{ cron.value }}
-        {% if cron.run_cron %}
-          <div class="system-status-general-info__run-cron">{{ cron.run_cron }}</div>
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if cron.description %}
-          <div class="description">{{ cron.description }}</div>
+        {% if cron.run_cron_button %}
+          <div class="system-status-general-info__run-cron">{{ cron.run_cron_button }}</div>
         {% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>