diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.Skeleton.js b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.Skeleton.js
index 673b96a9ace7..646ce3b3d95c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.Skeleton.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.Skeleton.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const DropdownSkeleton = ({ inline, className, ...rest }) => {
 
   return (
     <div className={wrapperClasses} {...rest}>
-      <div role="button" className={`${prefix}--list-box__field`}>
+      <div className={`${prefix}--list-box__field`}>
         <span className={`${prefix}--list-box__label`} />
       </div>
     </div>