diff --git a/core/api.txt b/core/api.txt
index 1306ca6c803..bca44fa4846 100644
--- a/core/api.txt
+++ b/core/api.txt
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ ion-item,css-prop,--border-color
 ion-item,css-prop,--border-radius
 ion-item,css-prop,--border-style
 ion-item,css-prop,--border-width
-ion-item,css-prop,--box-shadow
 ion-item,css-prop,--color
 ion-item,css-prop,--color-activated
 ion-item,css-prop,--color-focused
diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.scss
index 8c03e22433b..ca474baefa3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.scss
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
    * @prop --border-style: Style of the item border
    * @prop --border-width: Width of the item border
    *
-   * @prop --box-shadow: Box shadow of the item
-   *
    * @prop --color: Color of the item
    * @prop --color-activated: Color of the item when pressed
    * @prop --color-focused: Color of the item when focused with the tab key
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@
   --padding-bottom: 0px;
   --padding-end: 0px;
   --padding-start: 0px;
-  --box-shadow: none;
   --inner-border-width: 0px;
   --inner-padding-top: 0px;
   --inner-padding-bottom: 0px;
@@ -221,7 +218,6 @@
 
   background: var(--background);
 
-  box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
   overflow: inherit;
   box-sizing: border-box;
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/item/readme.md b/core/src/components/item/readme.md
index 2d08cd46397..eda2aa17be1 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/readme.md
+++ b/core/src/components/item/readme.md
@@ -1405,7 +1405,6 @@ Item Inputs
 | `--border-radius`                | Radius of the item border                                                                                     |
 | `--border-style`                 | Style of the item border                                                                                      |
 | `--border-width`                 | Width of the item border                                                                                      |
-| `--box-shadow`                   | Box shadow of the item                                                                                        |
 | `--color`                        | Color of the item                                                                                             |
 | `--color-activated`              | Color of the item when pressed                                                                                |
 | `--color-focused`                | Color of the item when focused with the tab key                                                               |