diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index f84c5389940b0978081555dcf48f71fcf3ea2200..ad1c8e96f3656281a6315acf08e904d12477edff 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ function template_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Add article ARIA role.
-  $variables['attributes']['role'] = 'article';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserPictureTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserPictureTest.php
index 4c0525331bfb11aa53359dce243b5db2a02fc42e..da7bc81beedf1e15b9bd02584e5bcc4b31f5ea5c 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserPictureTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserPictureTest.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public function testPictureOnNodeComment() {
 
     // Verify that the image is displayed on the node page.
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id());
-    $elements = $this->cssSelect('article[role="article"] > footer img[alt="' . $alt_text . '"][src="' . $image_url . '"]');
+    $elements = $this->cssSelect('article > footer img[alt="' . $alt_text . '"][src="' . $image_url . '"]');
     $this->assertCount(1, $elements, 'User picture with alt text found on node page.');
 
     // Enable user pictures on comments, instead of nodes.