diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Builder/CommandLineBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Builder/CommandLineBuilderExtensions.cs
index dbb6d1f69a..42213a556e 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Builder/CommandLineBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Builder/CommandLineBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void Default(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
         /// <returns>The same instance of <see cref="CommandLineBuilder"/>.</returns>
         public static CommandLineBuilder UseHelp(this CommandLineBuilder builder, int? maxWidth = null)
         {
-            return builder.UseHelp(new HelpOption(() => builder.LocalizationResources), maxWidth);
+            return builder.UseHelp(new HelpOption(builder.LocalizationResources), maxWidth);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public static CommandLineBuilder UseHelp(
             this CommandLineBuilder builder,
             params string[] helpAliases)
         {
-            return builder.UseHelp(new HelpOption(helpAliases, () => builder.LocalizationResources));
+            return builder.UseHelp(new HelpOption(helpAliases, builder.LocalizationResources));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public static CommandLineBuilder UseHelp(
 
             if (builder.HelpOption is null)
             {
-                builder.UseHelp(new HelpOption(() => builder.LocalizationResources), maxWidth);
+                builder.UseHelp(new HelpOption(builder.LocalizationResources), maxWidth);
             }
 
             return builder;
diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs
index d2411dc67e..627c43e238 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/HelpOption.cs
@@ -8,31 +8,21 @@ namespace System.CommandLine.Help
 {
     internal class HelpOption : Option<bool>
     {
-        private readonly Func<LocalizationResources> _localizationResources;
-        private string? _description;
-
-        public HelpOption(string[] aliases, Func<LocalizationResources> getLocalizationResources)
-            : base(aliases, null, new Argument<bool> { Arity = ArgumentArity.Zero })
+        internal HelpOption(string[] aliases, LocalizationResources localizationResources)
+            : base(aliases, localizationResources.HelpOptionDescription(), new Argument<bool> { Arity = ArgumentArity.Zero })
         {
-            _localizationResources = getLocalizationResources;
             AppliesToSelfAndChildren = true;
         }
 
-        public HelpOption(Func<LocalizationResources> getLocalizationResources) : this(new[]
+        internal HelpOption(LocalizationResources localizationResources) : this(new[]
         {
             "-h",
             "/h",
             "--help",
             "-?",
             "/?"
-        }, getLocalizationResources)
-        {
-        }
-
-        public override string? Description
+        }, localizationResources)
         {
-            get => _description ??= _localizationResources().HelpOptionDescription();
-            set => _description = value;
         }
 
         internal override bool IsGreedy => false;
diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/VersionOption.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/VersionOption.cs
index 04514a9b15..e97e39bb4e 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Help/VersionOption.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Help/VersionOption.cs
@@ -10,20 +10,15 @@ namespace System.CommandLine.Help
 {
     internal class VersionOption : Option<bool>
     {
-        private readonly CommandLineBuilder _builder;
-        private string? _description;
-
-        public VersionOption(CommandLineBuilder builder) : base("--version", null, new Argument<bool> { Arity = ArgumentArity.Zero })
+        internal VersionOption(CommandLineBuilder builder)
+            : base("--version", builder.LocalizationResources.VersionOptionDescription(), new Argument<bool> { Arity = ArgumentArity.Zero })
         {
-            _builder = builder;
-            
             AddValidators();
         }
 
-        public VersionOption(string[] aliases, CommandLineBuilder builder) : base(aliases)
+        internal VersionOption(string[] aliases, CommandLineBuilder builder)
+            : base(aliases, builder.LocalizationResources.VersionOptionDescription())
         {
-            _builder = builder;
-
             AddValidators();
         }
 
@@ -50,12 +45,6 @@ private static bool IsNotImplicit(SymbolResult symbolResult)
             };
         }
 
-        public override string? Description
-        {
-            get => _description ??= _builder.LocalizationResources.VersionOptionDescription();
-            set => _description = value;
-        }
-
         internal override bool IsGreedy => false;
 
         public override bool Equals(object? obj) => obj is VersionOption;
diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Symbol.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Symbol.cs
index e43bfb0034..6a93eb4527 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Symbol.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Symbol.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ private protected Symbol()
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the description of the symbol.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual string? Description { get; set; }
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the name of the symbol.