diff --git a/sidebar-templates/sidebar-left.php b/sidebar-templates/sidebar-left.php
index 197161b2..fdc1db61 100644
--- a/sidebar-templates/sidebar-left.php
+++ b/sidebar-templates/sidebar-left.php
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ $sidebar_pos = get_theme_mod( 'understrap_sidebar_position' );
 ?>
 
 <?php if ( 'both' === $sidebar_pos ) : ?>
-	<div class="col-md-3 widget-area" id="left-sidebar" role="complementary">
+	<div class="col-md-3 widget-area" id="left-sidebar">
 <?php else : ?>
-	<div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="left-sidebar" role="complementary">
+	<div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="left-sidebar">
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'left-sidebar' ); ?>
 
diff --git a/sidebar-templates/sidebar-right.php b/sidebar-templates/sidebar-right.php
index fc831ca3..8f056e93 100644
--- a/sidebar-templates/sidebar-right.php
+++ b/sidebar-templates/sidebar-right.php
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ $sidebar_pos = get_theme_mod( 'understrap_sidebar_position' );
 ?>
 
 <?php if ( 'both' === $sidebar_pos ) : ?>
-	<div class="col-md-3 widget-area" id="right-sidebar" role="complementary">
+	<div class="col-md-3 widget-area" id="right-sidebar">
 <?php else : ?>
-	<div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="right-sidebar" role="complementary">
+	<div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="right-sidebar">
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'right-sidebar' ); ?>
 
diff --git a/sidebar.php b/sidebar.php
index 948eb16a..caea4250 100644
--- a/sidebar.php
+++ b/sidebar.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if ( ! is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ) ) {
 }
 ?>
 
-<div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="secondary" role="complementary">
+<div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="secondary">
 
 	<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ); ?>