diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/RadioTile/RadioTile.js b/packages/react/src/components/RadioTile/RadioTile.js
index c336173d23bf..4969aba75587 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/RadioTile/RadioTile.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/RadioTile/RadioTile.js
@@ -6,128 +6,138 @@
  */
 
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import uid from '../../tools/uniqueId';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { settings } from 'carbon-components';
 import { CheckmarkFilled16 as CheckmarkFilled } from '@carbon/icons-react';
 import { keys, matches } from '../../internal/keyboard';
+import deprecate from '../../prop-types/deprecate';
 
 const { prefix } = settings;
 
-export default class RadioTile extends React.Component {
-  static propTypes = {
-    /**
-     * `true` if this tile should be selected.
-     */
-    checked: PropTypes.bool,
-
-    /**
-     * The CSS class names.
-     */
-    className: PropTypes.string,
-
-    /**
-     * `true` if the `<input>` should be checked at initialization.
-     */
-    defaultChecked: PropTypes.bool,
-
-    /**
-     * The ID of the `<input>`.
-     */
-    id: PropTypes.string,
-
-    /**
-     * The `name` of the `<input>`.
-     */
-    name: PropTypes.string,
-
-    /**
-     * The description of the tile checkmark icon.
-     */
-    iconDescription: PropTypes.string,
-
-    /**
-     * The handler of the massaged `change` event on the `<input>`.
-     */
-    onChange: PropTypes.func,
-
-    /**
-     * The `value` of the `<input>`.
-     */
-    value: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]).isRequired,
-
-    /**
-     * Specify the tab index of the wrapper element
-     */
-    tabIndex: PropTypes.number,
-
-    /**
-     * `true` to use the light version.
-     */
-    light: PropTypes.bool,
-  };
-
-  static defaultProps = {
-    iconDescription: 'Tile checkmark',
-    onChange: () => {},
-    tabIndex: 0,
-    light: false,
-  };
-
-  uid = this.props.id || uid();
-
-  handleChange = evt => {
-    this.props.onChange(this.props.value, this.props.name, evt);
-  };
-
-  handleKeyDown = evt => {
+function RadioTile({
+  children,
+  className,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  iconDescription,
+  light,
+  checked,
+  name,
+  value,
+  id,
+  onChange,
+  tabIndex,
+  ...other
+}) {
+  const { current: inputId } = useRef(id || uid());
+  const classes = classNames(
+    className,
+    `${prefix}--tile`,
+    `${prefix}--tile--selectable`,
+    {
+      [`${prefix}--tile--is-selected`]: checked,
+      [`${prefix}--tile--light`]: light,
+    }
+  );
+
+  function handleOnChange(evt) {
+    onChange(value, name, evt);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnKeyDown(evt) {
     if (matches(evt, [keys.Enter, keys.Space])) {
       evt.preventDefault();
-      this.props.onChange(this.props.value, this.props.name, evt);
+      onChange(value, name, evt);
     }
-  };
-
-  render() {
-    const {
-      children,
-      className,
-      iconDescription,
-      light,
-      ...other
-    } = this.props;
-    const classes = classNames(
-      className,
-      `${prefix}--tile`,
-      `${prefix}--tile--selectable`,
-      {
-        [`${prefix}--tile--is-selected`]: this.props.checked,
-        [`${prefix}--tile--light`]: light,
-      }
-    );
-
-    return (
-      <>
-        <input
-          {...other}
-          type="radio"
-          className={`${prefix}--tile-input`}
-          onChange={this.handleChange}
-          id={this.uid}
-        />
-        <label
-          htmlFor={this.uid}
-          className={classes}
-          tabIndex={this.props.tabIndex}
-          onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}>
-          <span className={`${prefix}--tile__checkmark`}>
-            <CheckmarkFilled aria-label={iconDescription}>
-              {iconDescription && <title>{iconDescription}</title>}
-            </CheckmarkFilled>
-          </span>
-          <span className={`${prefix}--tile-content`}>{children}</span>
-        </label>
-      </>
-    );
   }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <input
+        {...other}
+        type="radio"
+        checked={checked}
+        name={name}
+        value={value}
+        className={`${prefix}--tile-input`}
+        onChange={handleOnChange}
+        id={inputId}
+      />
+      <label
+        htmlFor={inputId}
+        className={classes}
+        tabIndex={tabIndex}
+        onKeyDown={handleOnKeyDown}>
+        <span className={`${prefix}--tile__checkmark`}>
+          <CheckmarkFilled />
+        </span>
+        <span className={`${prefix}--tile-content`}>{children}</span>
+      </label>
+    </>
+  );
 }
+
+RadioTile.propTypes = {
+  /**
+   * `true` if this tile should be selected.
+   */
+  checked: PropTypes.bool,
+
+  /**
+   * The CSS class names.
+   */
+  className: PropTypes.string,
+
+  /**
+   * `true` if the `<input>` should be checked at initialization.
+   */
+  defaultChecked: PropTypes.bool,
+
+  /**
+   * The ID of the `<input>`.
+   */
+  id: PropTypes.string,
+
+  /**
+   * The `name` of the `<input>`.
+   */
+  name: PropTypes.string,
+
+  /**
+   * The description of the tile checkmark icon.
+   */
+  iconDescription: deprecate(
+    PropTypes.string,
+    'The `iconDescription` prop for `RadioTile` is no longer needed and has ' +
+      'been deprecated. It will be moved in the next major release.'
+  ),
+
+  /**
+   * The handler of the massaged `change` event on the `<input>`.
+   */
+  onChange: PropTypes.func,
+
+  /**
+   * The `value` of the `<input>`.
+   */
+  value: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]).isRequired,
+
+  /**
+   * Specify the tab index of the wrapper element
+   */
+  tabIndex: PropTypes.number,
+
+  /**
+   * `true` to use the light version.
+   */
+  light: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+RadioTile.defaultProps = {
+  onChange: () => {},
+  tabIndex: 0,
+  light: false,
+};
+
+export default RadioTile;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile-story.js b/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile-story.js
index 9f9c7ebd61b5..6737a4300141 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile-story.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile-story.js
@@ -138,22 +138,22 @@ storiesOf('Tile', module)
     }
   )
   .add(
-    'Selectable',
+    'Radio',
     () => {
       const radioProps = props.radio();
       return (
         <TileGroup
           defaultSelected="default-selected"
-          legend="Selectable Tile Group"
+          legend="Radio Tile Group"
           {...props.group()}>
-          <RadioTile value="standard" id="tile-1" {...radioProps}>
-            Selectable Tile
+          <RadioTile value="standard" {...radioProps}>
+            Radio Tile
           </RadioTile>
           <RadioTile value="default-selected" id="tile-2" {...radioProps}>
-            Selectable Tile
+            Radio Tile
           </RadioTile>
           <RadioTile value="selected" id="tile-3" {...radioProps}>
-            Selectable Tile
+            Radio Tile
           </RadioTile>
         </TileGroup>
       );
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile.js b/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile.js
index 7d39370de127..a197223bb196 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Tile/Tile.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   ChevronDown16,
 } from '@carbon/icons-react';
 import { keys, matches } from '../../internal/keyboard';
+import deprecate from '../../prop-types/deprecate';
 
 const { prefix } = settings;
 
@@ -218,7 +219,11 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
     /**
      * The description of the checkmark icon.
      */
-    iconDescription: PropTypes.string,
+    iconDescription: deprecate(
+      PropTypes.string,
+      'The `iconDescription` prop for `RadioTile` is no longer needed and has ' +
+        'been deprecated. It will be moved in the next major release.'
+    ),
 
     /**
      * Specify the tab index of the wrapper element
@@ -235,7 +240,6 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
   static defaultProps = {
     value: 'value',
     title: 'title',
-    iconDescription: 'Tile checkmark',
     selected: false,
     handleClick: () => {},
     handleKeyDown: () => {},
@@ -244,6 +248,16 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
     light: false,
   };
 
+  static getDerivedStateFromProps({ selected }, state) {
+    const { prevSelected } = state;
+    return prevSelected === selected
+      ? null
+      : {
+          selected,
+          prevSelected: selected,
+        };
+  }
+
   handleClick = evt => {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.persist();
@@ -279,15 +293,10 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
     }
   };
 
-  static getDerivedStateFromProps({ selected }, state) {
-    const { prevSelected } = state;
-    return prevSelected === selected
-      ? null
-      : {
-          selected,
-          prevSelected: selected,
-        };
-  }
+  handleOnChange = event => {
+    this.setState({ selected: event.target.checked });
+    this.props.onChange(event);
+  };
 
   render() {
     const {
@@ -297,10 +306,12 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
       value,
       name,
       title,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
       iconDescription,
       className,
       handleClick, // eslint-disable-line
       handleKeyDown, // eslint-disable-line
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
       onChange,
       light,
       ...other
@@ -326,7 +337,7 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
           id={id}
           className={`${prefix}--tile-input`}
           value={value}
-          onChange={onChange}
+          onChange={this.handleOnChange}
           type="checkbox"
           name={name}
           title={title}
@@ -340,9 +351,7 @@ export class SelectableTile extends Component {
           onClick={this.handleClick}
           onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}>
           <span className={`${prefix}--tile__checkmark`}>
-            <CheckmarkFilled aria-label={iconDescription}>
-              {iconDescription && <title>{iconDescription}</title>}
-            </CheckmarkFilled>
+            <CheckmarkFilled />
           </span>
           <span className={`${prefix}--tile-content`}>{children}</span>
         </label>