diff --git a/modules/apps/frontend-theme/frontend-theme-unstyled/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/_unstyled/templates/navigation.ftl b/modules/apps/frontend-theme/frontend-theme-unstyled/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/_unstyled/templates/navigation.ftl
index 18655f64c1a432..d380a8c34c18cc 100644
--- a/modules/apps/frontend-theme/frontend-theme-unstyled/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/_unstyled/templates/navigation.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/frontend-theme/frontend-theme-unstyled/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/_unstyled/templates/navigation.ftl
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 		<#list nav_items as nav_item>
 			<#assign
 				nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-				nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 				nav_item_css_class = ""
 				nav_item_layout = nav_item.getLayout()
 			/>
@@ -13,30 +12,27 @@
 			<#if nav_item.isSelected()>
 				<#assign
 					nav_item_attr_has_popup = "aria-haspopup='true'"
-					nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 					nav_item_css_class = "selected"
 				/>
 			</#if>
 
-			<li ${nav_item_attr_selected} class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${nav_item.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
+			<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${nav_item.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 				<a aria-labelledby="layout_${nav_item.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} href="${nav_item.getURL()}" ${nav_item.getTarget()} role="menuitem"><span><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=nav_item_layout /> ${nav_item.getName()}</span></a>
 
 				<#if nav_item.hasChildren()>
 					<ul class="child-menu" role="menu">
 						<#list nav_item.getChildren() as nav_child>
 							<#assign
-								nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 								nav_child_css_class = ""
 							/>
 
 							<#if nav_item.isSelected()>
 								<#assign
-									nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 									nav_child_css_class = "selected"
 								/>
 							</#if>
 
-							<li ${nav_child_attr_selected} class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${nav_child.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
+							<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${nav_child.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 								<a aria-labelledby="layout_${nav_child.getLayoutId()}" href="${nav_child.getURL()}" ${nav_child.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${nav_child.getName()}</a>
 							</li>
 						</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills.ftl
index 1ecfc5be5307f3..5f80826fc06d37 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_justified.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_justified.ftl
index 115d4cb3141f6d..7bc4e1d9bf0cbe 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_justified.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_justified.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_stacked.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_stacked.ftl
index 3fcc3b404c3803..36abd1a9338d83 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_stacked.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_pills_stacked.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs.ftl
index 5d06d4cabff5d4..5b630f0cb0c571 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs_justified.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs_justified.ftl
index 136218d6c2864c..c2d183e9d5cc0c 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs_justified.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_nav_tabs_justified.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank.ftl
index 93f519a1e59731..76bc65f72e8f46 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -52,12 +51,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -66,18 +64,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank_justified.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank_justified.ftl
index 8b13c378a99ac1..71a09308f28963 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank_justified.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_blank_justified.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_default.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_default.ftl
index 5d05a6b2339fd7..0ecc16ca389caa 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_default.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navbar_default.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 				<#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildren>
 					<#assign
 						nav_item_attr_has_popup = ""
-						nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 						nav_item_caret = ""
 						nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item nav-item"
 						nav_item_href_link = ""
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@
 
 					<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 						<#assign
-							nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 							nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 						/>
 					</#if>
 
-					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+					<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" id="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 						<a aria-labelledby="layout_${navItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_item_attr_has_popup} class="${nav_item_link_css_class}" ${nav_item_href_link} ${navItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">
 							<span class="text-truncate"><@liferay_theme["layout-icon"] layout=navItem.getLayout() /> ${navItem.getName()} ${nav_item_caret}</span>
 						</a>
@@ -57,18 +55,16 @@
 							<ul aria-expanded="false" class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active selected"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" class="dropdown-item" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navigation_menu_macro.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navigation_menu_macro.ftl
index 41101bec5ee238..7d682fe305ec73 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navigation_menu_macro.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_navigation_menu_macro.ftl
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 		<ul class="${cssClass} level-${navItemLevel}">
 			<#list navItems as navItem>
 				<#assign
-					nav_item_attr_selected = ""
 					nav_item_css_class = "lfr-nav-item"
 				/>
 
@@ -20,12 +19,11 @@
 
 				<#if navItem.isSelected()>
 					<#assign
-						nav_item_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 						nav_item_css_class = "${nav_item_css_class} selected active"
 					/>
 				</#if>
 
-				<li class="${nav_item_css_class}" ${nav_item_attr_selected}>
+				<li class="${nav_item_css_class}">
 					<#if navItem.isBrowsable()>
 						<a class="${nav_item_css_class}" href="${navItem.getRegularURL()!""}" ${navItem.getTarget()}>${navItem.getName()}</a>
 					<#else>
diff --git a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_split_button_dropdowns.ftl b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_split_button_dropdowns.ftl
index fc0f5619781557..9187c83091bf0b 100644
--- a/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_split_button_dropdowns.ftl
+++ b/modules/apps/site-navigation/site-navigation-menu-web/src/main/resources/com/liferay/site/navigation/menu/web/portlet/template/dependencies/portlet_display_template_split_button_dropdowns.ftl
@@ -48,18 +48,16 @@
 							<ul class="child-menu dropdown-menu" role="menu">
 								<#list navItem.getBrowsableChildren() as childNavigationItem>
 									<#assign
-										nav_child_attr_selected = ""
 										nav_child_css_class = ""
 									/>
 
 									<#if childNavigationItem.isSelected()>
 										<#assign
-											nav_child_attr_selected = "aria-selected='true'"
 											nav_child_css_class = "active"
 										/>
 									</#if>
 
-									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" ${nav_child_attr_selected} role="presentation">
+									<li class="${nav_child_css_class}" id="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" role="presentation">
 										<a aria-labelledby="layout_${childNavigationItem.getLayoutId()}" href="${childNavigationItem.getURL()}" ${childNavigationItem.getTarget()} role="menuitem">${childNavigationItem.getName()}</a>
 									</li>
 								</#list>