diff --git a/app/views/layouts/spotlight/base.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/spotlight/base.html.erb
index 99c82c041..d27a25dd8 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/spotlight/base.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/spotlight/base.html.erb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <%= render partial: 'shared/masthead' %>
     <%= content_for?(:header_content) ? yield(:header_content) : "" %>
 
-    <main id="main-container" class="<%= container_classes %>" role="main" aria-label="<%= t('blacklight.main.aria.main_container') %>">
+    <main id="main-container" class="<%= container_classes %>" aria-label="<%= t('blacklight.main.aria.main_container') %>">
       <%= content_for(:container_header) %>
 
       <%= render partial: 'shared/flash_msg', layout: 'shared/flash_messages' %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_masthead.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_masthead.html.erb
index 142a32505..3c3032161 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_masthead.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_masthead.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
 
-<header class="masthead <%= 'image-masthead' if current_masthead %> <%= 'resource-masthead' if resource_masthead? %>" role="banner">
+<header class="masthead <%= 'image-masthead' if current_masthead %> <%= 'resource-masthead' if resource_masthead? %>">
   <% if current_masthead %>
     <span class='background-container' style="background-image: url('<%= current_masthead.iiif_url %>')"></span>
     <span class='background-container-gradient'></span>