diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/megamenu-top-nav-menu.ts b/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/megamenu-top-nav-menu.ts
index e11b3c20a9d..402b401200f 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/megamenu-top-nav-menu.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/megamenu-top-nav-menu.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import { customElement } from 'lit-element';
+import { customElement, query } from 'lit-element';
 import settings from 'carbon-components/es/globals/js/settings';
 import ddsSettings from '@carbon/ibmdotcom-utilities/es/utilities/settings/settings.js';
 import { forEach } from '../../globals/internal/collection-helpers';
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ const { stablePrefix: ddsPrefix } = ddsSettings;
  */
 @customElement(`${ddsPrefix}-megamenu-top-nav-menu`)
 class DDSMegaMenuTopNavMenu extends DDSTopNavMenu {
+  /**
+   * The menu ul node.
+   */
+  @query(`.${prefix}--header__menu`)
+  private _menuNode!: HTMLElement;
+
   /**
    * The observer for the resize of the viewport.
    */
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ class DDSMegaMenuTopNavMenu extends DDSTopNavMenu {
   }
 
   firstUpdated() {
+    this._menuNode.removeAttribute('role');
     this._cleanAndCreateObserverResize({ create: true });
   }