diff --git a/src/components/ToastContainer.tsx b/src/components/ToastContainer.tsx
index b4984357..1df1d893 100644
--- a/src/components/ToastContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ToastContainer.tsx
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ export function ToastContainer(props: ToastContainerProps) {
         }
       }}
       onMouseLeave={collapseAll}
-      aria-live="polite"
-      aria-atomic="false"
-      aria-relevant="additions text"
       aria-label={containerProps['aria-label']}
     >
       {getToastToRender((position, toastList) => {
diff --git a/src/tests.cy.tsx b/src/tests.cy.tsx
index 39925fd5..576740a4 100644
--- a/src/tests.cy.tsx
+++ b/src/tests.cy.tsx
@@ -62,3 +62,11 @@ it('focus notification when alt+t is pressed', () => {
   cy.get('body').type('{alt+t}');
   cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'role', 'alert').and('have.attr', 'aria-label', 'notification');
 });
+
+it('does not nest toast live regions', () => {
+  cy.mount(<ToastContainer autoClose={false} />);
+
+  toast('hello');
+
+  cy.findByRole('alert').parents('[aria-live]').should('not.exist');
+});