diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton.tsx
index 45e769e32d..f4d63136e1 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import Tooltip from './Tooltip';
 
 interface ITooltipProps extends IProps {
     title: string;
-    tooltip?: React.ReactNode;
     tooltipClassName?: string;
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ export default class AccessibleTooltipButton extends React.PureComponent<IToolti
     };
 
     render() {
-        const {title, children, tooltip, ...props} = this.props;
+        const {title, children, ...props} = this.props;
         const tooltipClassName = classnames(
             "mx_AccessibleTooltipButton_tooltip",
             this.props.tooltipClassName,
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ export default class AccessibleTooltipButton extends React.PureComponent<IToolti
         const tip = this.state.hover ? <Tooltip
             className="mx_AccessibleTooltipButton_container"
             tooltipClassName={tooltipClassName}
-            label={tooltip || title}
+            label={title}
         /> : <div />;
         return (
             <AccessibleButton {...props} onMouseOver={this.onMouseOver} onMouseOut={this.onMouseOut} aria-label={title}>