diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button-test.js
index 5dd661907b46..f2f8b00e7798 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button-test.js
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ describe('Button', () => {
     it('renders as an <a> element with an href', () => {
       expect(wrapper.is('a')).toBe(true);
     });
-
-    it('should always render with [role="button"] by default', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.props().role).toEqual('button');
-    });
   });
 
   describe('Renders arbitrary component with correct props', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button.js b/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button.js
index 35ad6a797d5f..b41876adca62 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Button/Button.js
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ const Button = React.forwardRef(function Button(
     type,
   };
   const anchorProps = {
-    role: 'button',
     href,
   };
   const assistiveText = hasIconOnly ? (