diff --git a/templates/content/node--teaser.html.twig b/templates/content/node--teaser.html.twig
index 653987f25e..bae35c2ee7 100644
--- a/templates/content/node--teaser.html.twig
+++ b/templates/content/node--teaser.html.twig
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
   'rel': 'bookmark',
 } %}
 
-<div{{ attributes.addClass(classes) }}>
+{# Role is removed from below to avoid populating UI with role="article" elements for accessibility #}
+<div{{ attributes.removeAttribute('role').addClass(classes) }}>
 
   <div class="content-card__image">
     {% if image.0 %}
diff --git a/templates/module/helfi-news-item/news-teaser-generic.twig b/templates/module/helfi-news-item/news-teaser-generic.twig
index 9839eaab8c..8aebcb2f6a 100644
--- a/templates/module/helfi-news-item/news-teaser-generic.twig
+++ b/templates/module/helfi-news-item/news-teaser-generic.twig
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   %}
 {% endif %}
 
-<div{{ attributes.addClass('news-listing__content', default_classes, class) }}">
+{# Role is removed from below to avoid populating UI with role="article" elements for accessibility #}
+<div{{ attributes.removeAttribute('role').addClass('news-listing__content', default_classes, class) }}">
   {# Short title or Title #}
   <{{ heading_level }} class="news-listing__title">
     {% set link_attributes = {