diff --git a/src/lib/accessibility/Behaviors/Menu/submenuBehavior.ts b/src/lib/accessibility/Behaviors/Menu/submenuBehavior.ts
index 2ef65e9e3e..160597de92 100644
--- a/src/lib/accessibility/Behaviors/Menu/submenuBehavior.ts
+++ b/src/lib/accessibility/Behaviors/Menu/submenuBehavior.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const submenuBehavior: Accessibility = (props: any) => ({
     props: {
       isCircularNavigation: true,
       preventDefaultWhenHandled: true,
-      shouldFocusFirstElementWhenReceivedFocus: true,
       shouldFocusOnMount: true,
       direction: FocusZoneDirection.vertical,
     },