diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index 6424f988a..48b2e21d6 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { getAnimation, setDefaultAnimation } from '../../utilities/animation-reg
 import { getTabbableBoundary } from '../../internal/tabbable';
 import { html } from 'lit';
 import { LocalizeController } from '../../utilities/localize';
-import { scrollIntoView } from '../../internal/scroll';
 import { waitForEvent } from '../../internal/event';
 import { watch } from '../../internal/watch';
 import ShoelaceElement from '../../internal/shoelace-element';
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import type { CSSResultGroup } from 'lit';
 import type SlButton from '../button/button';
 import type SlIconButton from '../icon-button/icon-button';
 import type SlMenu from '../menu/menu';
-import type SlMenuItem from '../menu-item/menu-item';
 import type SlPopup from '../popup/popup';
 import type SlSelectEvent from '../../events/sl-select';
 
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
 
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
-    this.handleMenuItemActivate = this.handleMenuItemActivate.bind(this);
     this.handlePanelSelect = this.handlePanelSelect.bind(this);
     this.handleKeyDown = this.handleKeyDown.bind(this);
     this.handleDocumentKeyDown = this.handleDocumentKeyDown.bind(this);
@@ -202,11 +199,6 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
     }
   }
 
-  handleMenuItemActivate(event: CustomEvent) {
-    const item = event.target as SlMenuItem;
-    scrollIntoView(item, this.panel);
-  }
-
   handlePanelSelect(event: SlSelectEvent) {
     const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
 
@@ -343,7 +335,6 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
   }
 
   addOpenListeners() {
-    this.panel.addEventListener('sl-activate', this.handleMenuItemActivate);
     this.panel.addEventListener('sl-select', this.handlePanelSelect);
     this.panel.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
     document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleDocumentKeyDown);
@@ -352,7 +343,6 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
 
   removeOpenListeners() {
     if (this.panel) {
-      this.panel.removeEventListener('sl-activate', this.handleMenuItemActivate);
       this.panel.removeEventListener('sl-select', this.handlePanelSelect);
       this.panel.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
     }