diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/playbooks/channels/rhs/about_spec.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/playbooks/channels/rhs/about_spec.js
index 64bf07efd7..7e6465ee17 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/playbooks/channels/rhs/about_spec.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/playbooks/channels/rhs/about_spec.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('channels > rhs > header', {testIsolation: true}, () => {
             cy.get('#rhsContainer').findByTestId('rendered-run-name').should('be.visible').contains('new run name');
 
             // * make sure the channel name remains unchanged
-            cy.get('#channelHeaderInfo').findByRole('heading').contains(playbookRunName);
+            cy.get('#channelHeaderInfo').contains(playbookRunName);
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_title.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_title.tsx
index b965ffe18b..58c496b03e 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_title.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_title.tsx
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ const ChannelHeaderTitle = ({
                     size='sm'
                 />
                 <strong
-                    role='heading'
-                    aria-level={2}
                     id='channelHeaderTitle'
                     className='heading'
                 >
@@ -141,8 +139,6 @@ const ChannelHeaderTitle = ({
                                 title={channelTitle as string}
                             >
                                 <strong
-                                    role='heading'
-                                    aria-level={2}
                                     id='channelHeaderTitle'
                                     className='heading'
                                     ref={headerItemRef}
@@ -156,8 +152,6 @@ const ChannelHeaderTitle = ({
                             </WithTooltip>
                         ) : (
                             <strong
-                                role='heading'
-                                aria-level={2}
                                 id='channelHeaderTitle'
                                 className='heading'
                                 ref={headerItemRef}