diff --git a/src/components/pagination/pagination.spec.js b/src/components/pagination/pagination.spec.js
index 2ac943a6084..ebc0ac18600 100644
--- a/src/components/pagination/pagination.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/pagination/pagination.spec.js
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ describe('pagination', () => {
 
     lis.wrappers.forEach((li, index) => {
       expect(li.classes()).toContain('page-item')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('none')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('presentation')
       const pageLink = li.find('.page-link')
       expect(pageLink).toBeDefined()
       if (index === 2) {
@@ -462,8 +460,6 @@ describe('pagination', () => {
     // Grab the page buttons (includes bookends)
     wrapper.findAll('li').wrappers.forEach((li, index) => {
       expect(li.classes()).toContain('page-item')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('none')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('presentation')
       if (index === 0) {
         // First button
         expect(li.classes()).toContain('disabled')
@@ -501,8 +497,6 @@ describe('pagination', () => {
     // Grab the page buttons (including bookends)
     wrapper.findAll('li').wrappers.forEach((li, index) => {
       expect(li.classes()).toContain('page-item')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('none')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('presentation')
       if (index === 0) {
         // First button
         expect(li.classes()).not.toContain('disabled')
@@ -540,8 +534,6 @@ describe('pagination', () => {
     // Grab the page buttons (including bookends)
     wrapper.findAll('li').wrappers.forEach((li, index) => {
       expect(li.classes()).toContain('page-item')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('none')
-      expect(li.attributes('role')).toContain('presentation')
       // Page number buttons
       if (index >= 2 && index <= 5) {
         // Pages 1 to 4
diff --git a/src/mixins/pagination.js b/src/mixins/pagination.js
index f03cbef327c..285785e7dd4 100644
--- a/src/mixins/pagination.js
+++ b/src/mixins/pagination.js
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export default {
           staticClass: 'page-item',
           class: { disabled: isDisabled, 'flex-fill': fill },
           attrs: {
-            role: 'none presentation',
+            role: 'presentation',
             'aria-hidden': isDisabled ? 'true' : null
           }
         },
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ export default {
             key: `page-${page.number}`,
             staticClass: 'page-item',
             class: [{ disabled, active, 'flex-fill': fill }, page.classes],
-            attrs: { role: 'none presentation' }
+            attrs: { role: 'presentation' }
           },
           [inner]
         )