diff --git a/src/ui/control/attribution_control.js b/src/ui/control/attribution_control.js
index b2b029a8204..82e71065f7b 100644
--- a/src/ui/control/attribution_control.js
+++ b/src/ui/control/attribution_control.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class AttributionControl {
         this._compactButton.addEventListener('click', this._toggleAttribution);
         this._setElementTitle(this._compactButton, 'ToggleAttribution');
         this._innerContainer = DOM.create('div', 'mapboxgl-ctrl-attrib-inner', this._container);
-        this._innerContainer.setAttribute('role', 'list');
 
         if (compact) {
             this._container.classList.add('mapboxgl-compact');