diff --git a/js/ui/panel.js b/js/ui/panel.js
index 1041bac8d..7318e95f0 100644
--- a/js/ui/panel.js
+++ b/js/ui/panel.js
@@ -429,11 +429,9 @@ class ActivitiesButton extends PanelMenu.Button {
 
         Main.overview.connect('showing', () => {
             this.add_style_pseudo_class('checked');
-            this.add_accessible_state(Atk.StateType.CHECKED);
         });
         Main.overview.connect('hiding', () => {
             this.remove_style_pseudo_class('checked');
-            this.remove_accessible_state(Atk.StateType.CHECKED);
         });
 
         this._xdndTimeOut = 0;