diff --git a/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/basic_table.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/basic_table.test.tsx.snap
index f7c7e222ae1..766805808ab 100644
--- a/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/basic_table.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/basic_table.test.tsx.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ exports[`EuiBasicTable renders (bare-bones) 1`] = `
   data-test-subj="test subject string"
 >
   <table
-    class="euiTable euiTable--responsive emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
+    class="euiTable emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
     id="__table_generated-id"
     tabindex="-1"
   >
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ exports[`EuiBasicTable renders (kitchen sink) with pagination, selection, sortin
   class="euiBasicTable"
 >
   <table
-    class="euiTable euiTable--responsive emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
+    class="euiTable emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
     id="__table_generated-id"
     tabindex="-1"
   >
diff --git a/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/in_memory_table.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/in_memory_table.test.tsx.snap
index 6bf50f9dba8..c556f04a281 100644
--- a/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/in_memory_table.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/basic_table/__snapshots__/in_memory_table.test.tsx.snap
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ exports[`EuiInMemoryTable empty array 1`] = `
   data-test-subj="test subject string"
 >
   <table
-    class="euiTable euiTable--responsive emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
+    class="euiTable emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
     id="__table_generated-id"
     tabindex="-1"
   >
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ exports[`EuiInMemoryTable with executeQueryOptions 1`] = `
     />
   }
   onChange={[Function]}
-  responsive={true}
   tableLayout="fixed"
 />
 `;
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ exports[`EuiInMemoryTable with items 1`] = `
   data-test-subj="test subject string"
 >
   <table
-    class="euiTable euiTable--responsive emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
+    class="euiTable emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop"
     id="__table_generated-id"
     tabindex="-1"
   >
diff --git a/src/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap
index 8fa9470b448..a0ec1ef1d60 100644
--- a/src/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/table/__snapshots__/table.test.tsx.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`EuiTable renders 1`] = `
 <table
   aria-label="aria-label"
-  class="euiTable testClass1 testClass2 euiTable--responsive emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop-euiTestCss"
+  class="euiTable testClass1 testClass2 emotion-euiTable-fixed-uncompressed-desktop-euiTestCss"
   data-test-subj="test subject string"
   tabindex="-1"
 >
diff --git a/src/components/table/table.tsx b/src/components/table/table.tsx
index 7ccb07479ab..4289adbee17 100644
--- a/src/components/table/table.tsx
+++ b/src/components/table/table.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ export const EuiTable: FunctionComponent<EuiTableProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const isResponsive = useIsEuiTableResponsive(responsiveBreakpoint);
 
-  const classes = classNames('euiTable', className, {
-    'euiTable--responsive': responsive,
-  });
+  const classes = classNames('euiTable', className);
 
   const styles = useEuiMemoizedStyles(euiTableStyles);
   const cssStyles = [