diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ede6807d827..f9690ec1f1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 - Added more exports for `EuiInMemoryTable` types ([#4179](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4179))
 
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Removed unnecessary shadow on hover of `EuiButtonGroup` ([#4186](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4186))
+
 ## [`30.1.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v30.1.0)
 
 - Improved `EuiButtonGroup` focus, hover, selected and disabled states ([#4142](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4142))
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_group/_button_group.scss b/src/components/button/button_group/_button_group.scss
index f7b2bcc191b..4057b07151b 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_group/_button_group.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/button_group/_button_group.scss
@@ -22,20 +22,10 @@
   display: flex;
   overflow: hidden;
   transition: all $euiAnimSpeedNormal ease-in-out;
-
-  &:hover,
-  &:active,
-  &:focus-within {
-    @include euiSlightShadowHover;
-  }
 }
 
 .euiButtonGroup--isDisabled .euiButtonGroup__buttons {
-  &:hover,
-  &:active,
-  &:focus-within {
-    box-shadow: none !important; // sass-lint:disable-line no-important
-  }
+  box-shadow: none;
 }
 
 .euiButtonGroup--compressed {