diff --git a/js/tests/visual/dropdown.html b/js/tests/visual/dropdown.html
index 3f2ef3720ef8..9524cccec025 100644
--- a/js/tests/visual/dropdown.html
+++ b/js/tests/visual/dropdown.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ <h1>Dropdown <small>Bootstrap Visual Test</small></h1>
         </div>
 
         <div class="col-sm-12 mt-4">
-          <div class="btn-group dropup" role="group">
+          <div class="btn-group dropup">
             <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary">Dropup split align end</a>
             <button type="button" id="dropdown-page-subheader-button-3" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
               <span class="visually-hidden">Product actions</span>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ <h1>Dropdown <small>Bootstrap Visual Test</small></h1>
         </div>
 
         <div class="col-sm-12 mt-4">
-          <div class="btn-group dropend" role="group">
+          <div class="btn-group dropend">
             <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary">Dropend split</a>
             <button type="button" id="dropdown-page-subheader-button-4" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
               <span class="visually-hidden">Product actions</span>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ <h1>Dropdown <small>Bootstrap Visual Test</small></h1>
             </div>
           </div>
           <!-- dropstart -->
-          <div class="btn-group dropstart" role="group">
+          <div class="btn-group dropstart">
             <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary">Dropstart split</a>
             <button type="button" id="dropdown-page-subheader-button-5" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
               <span class="visually-hidden">Product actions</span>
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.1/components/dropdowns.md b/site/content/docs/5.1/components/dropdowns.md
index b27715c6c240..fdae7ae7feb8 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.1/components/dropdowns.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.1/components/dropdowns.md
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Trigger dropdown menus at the left of the elements by adding `.dropstart` to the
       <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
     </ul>
   </div>
-  <div class="btn-group dropstart" role="group">
+  <div class="btn-group dropstart">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
       <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropstart</span>
     </button>
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ Trigger dropdown menus at the left of the elements by adding `.dropstart` to the
 </div>
 
 <!-- Split dropstart button -->
-<div class="btn-group dropstart" role="group">
+<div class="btn-group dropstart">
   <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
     <span class="visually-hidden">Toggle Dropstart</span>
   </button>