diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 2d4aefa..0f2991e 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func AriaHidden(n Node, hidden bool) Node {
 	if hidden {
 		return Attr(n, "aria-hidden", "true")
 	}
-	return Attr(n, "aria-hidden", "false")
+	return n
 }
 
 // node.go: TabIndex sets the tabindex attribute on an element node.
diff --git a/node_test.go b/node_test.go
index b2a630b..37aa206 100644
--- a/node_test.go
+++ b/node_test.go
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ func TestAriaHiddenHelper(t *testing.T) {
 
 	visible := AriaHidden(El("span", Raw("decorative")), false)
 	gotVisible := visible.Render(ctx)
-	if !strings.Contains(gotVisible, `aria-hidden="false"`) {
-		t.Errorf("AriaHidden(false) = %q, want aria-hidden=\"false\"", gotVisible)
+	if strings.Contains(gotVisible, `aria-hidden=`) {
+		t.Errorf("AriaHidden(false) = %q, want no aria-hidden attribute", gotVisible)
 	}
 }