diff --git a/src/components/form-elements/checkboxes/__tests__/__snapshots__/Checkboxes.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/form-elements/checkboxes/__tests__/__snapshots__/Checkboxes.test.tsx.snap
index b6804bd1..214668c8 100644
--- a/src/components/form-elements/checkboxes/__tests__/__snapshots__/Checkboxes.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/form-elements/checkboxes/__tests__/__snapshots__/Checkboxes.test.tsx.snap
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ exports[`Checkboxes matches snapshot with string error 1`] = `
       <span
         class="nhsuk-error-message"
         id="example--error-message"
-        role="alert"
       >
         <span
           class="nhsuk-u-visually-hidden"
diff --git a/src/components/form-elements/error-message/__tests__/__snapshots__/ErrorMessage.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/form-elements/error-message/__tests__/__snapshots__/ErrorMessage.test.tsx.snap
index 73386bf7..d8424a42 100644
--- a/src/components/form-elements/error-message/__tests__/__snapshots__/ErrorMessage.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/form-elements/error-message/__tests__/__snapshots__/ErrorMessage.test.tsx.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`ErrorMessage matches snapshot: ErrorMessage 1`] = `
 <div>
   <span
     class="nhsuk-error-message"
-    role="alert"
   >
     <span
       class="nhsuk-u-visually-hidden"