diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/content-block-horizontal/content-block-horizontal.ts b/packages/web-components/src/components/content-block-horizontal/content-block-horizontal.ts
index a3d9050c6e1..cd03e0135cb 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/content-block-horizontal/content-block-horizontal.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/content-block-horizontal/content-block-horizontal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @license
  *
- * Copyright IBM Corp. 2020, 2021
+ * Copyright IBM Corp. 2020, 2022
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const { stablePrefix: ddsPrefix } = ddsSettings;
  */
 @customElement(`${ddsPrefix}-content-block-horizontal`)
 class DDSContentBlockHorizontal extends DDSContentGroup {
-  @property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true })
-  border: Boolean = true;
+  @property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true, attribute: 'border' })
+  border = false;
 
   render() {
     return html`
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-content-block-horizontal.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-content-block-horizontal.md
index 42f52f12bfb..31b1e6f1045 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-content-block-horizontal.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-content-block-horizontal.md
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
   <slot name="complementary">
   </slot>
 </div>
-<dds-hr data-autoid="dds--hr">
-</dds-hr>
 
 ```
 
@@ -55,8 +53,6 @@
   <slot name="complementary">
   </slot>
 </div>
-<dds-hr data-autoid="dds--hr">
-</dds-hr>
 
 ```