diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js b/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
index c86b73f1..a881a5fe 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ $.fn.buttonMarkup = function( options ) {
 		el.addClass( buttonClass );
 
 		buttonInner.className = innerClass;
-		buttonInner.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
 
 		buttonText.className = textClass;
 		buttonInner.appendChild( buttonText );