diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/IconDropdown/dropdownHooks.js b/packages/react/src/components/IconDropdown/dropdownHooks.js
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--- a/packages/react/src/components/IconDropdown/dropdownHooks.js
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-import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
-
-import { settings } from '../../constants/Settings';
-
-const { prefix } = settings;
-
-/**
- * hacky work-around to set the title on Dropdowns that are overriding itemToString to display
- * elements instead
- * @returns updateTitle function
- */
-export const useDropdownTitleFixer = () => {
-  const ref = useRef(null);
-
-  const updateTitle = useCallback(
-    (title) => {
-      if (title) {
-        const className = `${prefix}--list-box__field`;
-        const node = ref.current.classList.contains(className)
-          ? ref.current
-          : ref.current.querySelector(`button.${prefix}--list-box__field`);
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          node.setAttribute('title', title);
-        }, 10);
-      }
-    },
-    [ref]
-  );
-
-  return [ref, updateTitle];
-};