diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.js b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.js
index b05f0efd1c310a..3b3a173f989d7a 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.js
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.js
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
 export default function BasicTrapFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.tsx b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.tsx
index b05f0efd1c310a..3b3a173f989d7a 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.tsx
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/BasicTrapFocus.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
 export default function BasicTrapFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.js b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.js
index 0fb77c38f0aeac..39e3bdc084cb07 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.js
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.js
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
-import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
+import Stack from '@mui/system/Stack';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
-export default function BasicTrapFocus() {
+export default function ContainedToggleTrappedFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <React.Fragment>
       <TrapFocus open={open} disableRestoreFocus disableAutoFocus>
-        <Stack>
-          <Stack alignItems="center">
-            <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
-              {open ? 'Close' : 'Open'}
-            </button>
-          </Stack>
+        <Stack alignItems="center" spacing={2}>
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
+            {open ? 'Close' : 'Open'}
+          </button>
           {open && (
             <label>
               First name: <input type="text" />
@@ -28,6 +19,6 @@ export default function BasicTrapFocus() {
           )}
         </Stack>
       </TrapFocus>
-    </Box>
+    </React.Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx
index 0fb77c38f0aeac..39e3bdc084cb07 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
-import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
+import Stack from '@mui/system/Stack';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
-export default function BasicTrapFocus() {
+export default function ContainedToggleTrappedFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <React.Fragment>
       <TrapFocus open={open} disableRestoreFocus disableAutoFocus>
-        <Stack>
-          <Stack alignItems="center">
-            <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
-              {open ? 'Close' : 'Open'}
-            </button>
-          </Stack>
+        <Stack alignItems="center" spacing={2}>
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
+            {open ? 'Close' : 'Open'}
+          </button>
           {open && (
             <label>
               First name: <input type="text" />
@@ -28,6 +19,6 @@ export default function BasicTrapFocus() {
           )}
         </Stack>
       </TrapFocus>
-    </Box>
+    </React.Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx.preview b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx.preview
index d748ddf123628c..f1a9366d736753 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx.preview
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/ContainedToggleTrappedFocus.tsx.preview
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-<TrapFocus open={open} disableRestoreFocus disableAutoFocus>
-  <Stack>
-    <Stack alignItems="center">
+<React.Fragment>
+  <TrapFocus open={open} disableRestoreFocus disableAutoFocus>
+    <Stack alignItems="center" spacing={2}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
         {open ? 'Close' : 'Open'}
       </button>
+      {open && (
+        <label>
+          First name: <input type="text" />
+        </label>
+      )}
     </Stack>
-    {open && (
-      <label>
-        First name: <input type="text" />
-      </label>
-    )}
-  </Stack>
-</TrapFocus>
\ No newline at end of file
+  </TrapFocus>
+</React.Fragment>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.js b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.js
index b0da4058dba400..376657865fe7ec 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.js
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.js
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
 export default function DisableEnforceFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.tsx b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.tsx
index b0da4058dba400..376657865fe7ec 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.tsx
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/DisableEnforceFocus.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
 export default function DisableEnforceFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.js b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.js
index 9cf8bfc814bd4d..0a2fce258772f1 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.js
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.js
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
 export default function LazyTrapFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.tsx b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.tsx
index 9cf8bfc814bd4d..0a2fce258772f1 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.tsx
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/LazyTrapFocus.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
 export default function LazyTrapFocus() {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.js b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.js
index 7535f8ea5a6bb7..0c0e05bc6226f0 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.js
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Box } from '@mui/system';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import Portal from '@mui/base/Portal';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@ export default function PortalTrapFocus() {
   const [container, setContainer] = React.useState(null);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.tsx b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.tsx
index df12988df2ec9d..316b679a9a8d98 100644
--- a/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.tsx
+++ b/docs/data/base/components/trap-focus/PortalTrapFocus.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Box } from '@mui/system';
+import Box from '@mui/system/Box';
 import Portal from '@mui/base/Portal';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@ export default function PortalTrapFocus() {
   const [container, setContainer] = React.useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
       <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
         Open
       </button>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76186d706245b0..8db5b27a91548c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-replace": "^4.0.0",
     "@testing-library/dom": "^8.17.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^13.3.0",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.3.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
     "@types/chai-dom": "^0.0.13",
     "@types/enzyme": "^3.10.12",
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/TrapFocus/TrapFocus.test.js b/packages/mui-base/src/TrapFocus/TrapFocus.test.js
index 26324e14f53c67..d65f3951bab254 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/TrapFocus/TrapFocus.test.js
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/TrapFocus/TrapFocus.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { act, createRenderer, screen } from 'test/utils';
 import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
 import Portal from '@mui/base/Portal';
-import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
 describe('<TrapFocus />', () => {
   const { clock, render } = createRenderer();
@@ -284,36 +283,6 @@ describe('<TrapFocus />', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('root')).toHaveFocus();
   });
 
-  it('does not create any tabbable elements when open={false}', () => {
-    function Test(props) {
-      return (
-        <div>
-          <button autoFocus data-testid="initial-focus">
-            Test
-          </button>
-          <TrapFocus open={false} {...props}>
-            <div tabIndex={-1}>
-              <button data-testid="inside-focus">Test</button>
-            </div>
-          </TrapFocus>
-          <button data-testid="end-focus">Test</button>
-        </div>
-      );
-    }
-
-    render(<Test />);
-
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('initial-focus')).toHaveFocus();
-    act(() => {
-      userEvent.tab();
-    });
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('inside-focus')).toHaveFocus();
-    act(() => {
-      userEvent.tab();
-    });
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('end-focus')).toHaveFocus();
-  });
-
   describe('interval', () => {
     clock.withFakeTimers();
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/fixtures/TrapFocus/ClosedTrapFocus.tsx b/test/e2e/fixtures/TrapFocus/ClosedTrapFocus.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..48d61d96af8afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/fixtures/TrapFocus/ClosedTrapFocus.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import TrapFocus from '@mui/base/TrapFocus';
+
+export default function ClosedTrapFocus() {
+  return (
+    <React.Fragment>
+      <button type="button" autoFocus>
+        initial focus
+      </button>
+      <TrapFocus open={false}>
+        <div data-testid="root">
+          <button type="button">inside focusable</button>
+        </div>
+      </TrapFocus>
+      <button type="button">final tab target</button>
+    </React.Fragment>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/index.test.ts
index f021f2aaa64a94..97386094b96cd7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/index.test.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ describe('e2e', () => {
       await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
       await expect(screen.getByText('ok')).toHaveFocus();
     });
+
+    it('should be able to be tabbed straight through when rendered closed', async () => {
+      await renderFixture('TrapFocus/ClosedTrapFocus');
+
+      await expect(screen.getByText('initial focus')).toHaveFocus();
+      await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+      await expect(screen.getByText('inside focusable')).toHaveFocus();
+      await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+      await expect(screen.getByText('final tab target')).toHaveFocus();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('<Rating />', () => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 35a7b281421d15..05ce9a03912049 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3194,11 +3194,6 @@
     "@testing-library/dom" "^8.5.0"
     "@types/react-dom" "^18.0.0"
 
-"@testing-library/user-event@^14.3.0":
-  version "14.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@testing-library/user-event/-/user-event-14.3.0.tgz#0a6750b94b40e4739706d41e8efc2ccf64d2aad9"
-  integrity sha512-P02xtBBa8yMaLhK8CzJCIns8rqwnF6FxhR9zs810flHOBXUYCFjLd8Io1rQrAkQRWEmW2PGdZIEdMxf/KLsqFA==
-
 "@theme-ui/color-modes@0.14.7":
   version "0.14.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@theme-ui/color-modes/-/color-modes-0.14.7.tgz#6f93bf4d0890ffe3386df311663eaee9bea40796"