diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index 78ada4afb..bd8c29749 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { html } from 'lit';
 import { customElement, query } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import ShoelaceElement from '../../internal/shoelace-element';
-import { getTextContent } from '../../internal/slot';
 import styles from './menu.styles';
 import type SlMenuItem from '../menu-item/menu-item';
 import type { CSSResultGroup } from 'lit';
@@ -23,9 +22,6 @@ export interface MenuSelectEventDetail {
 export default class SlMenu extends ShoelaceElement {
   static styles: CSSResultGroup = styles;
 
-  private typeToSelectString = '';
-  private typeToSelectTimeout: number;
-
   @query('slot') defaultSlot: HTMLSlotElement;
 
   connectedCallback() {
@@ -47,24 +43,6 @@ export default class SlMenu extends ShoelaceElement {
     }) as SlMenuItem[];
   }
 
-  // Gets the current menu item, which is the menu item that has `tabindex="0"` within the roving tab index. The menu
-  // item may or may not have focus, but for keyboard interaction purposes it's considered the "active" item.
-  private getCurrentItem() {
-    return this.getAllItems({ includeDisabled: false }).find(i => i.getAttribute('tabindex') === '0');
-  }
-
-  // Sets the current menu item to the specified element. This sets `tabindex="0"` on the target element and
-  // `tabindex="-1"` to all other items. This method must be called prior to setting focus on a menu item.
-  private setCurrentItem(item: SlMenuItem) {
-    const items = this.getAllItems({ includeDisabled: false });
-    const activeItem = item.disabled ? items[0] : item;
-
-    // Update tab indexes
-    items.forEach(i => {
-      i.setAttribute('tabindex', i === activeItem ? '0' : '-1');
-    });
-  }
-
   private handleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
     const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
     const item = target.closest('sl-menu-item');
@@ -117,12 +95,8 @@ export default class SlMenu extends ShoelaceElement {
 
         this.setCurrentItem(items[index]);
         items[index].focus();
-
-        return;
       }
     }
-
-    this.typeToSelect(event);
   }
 
   private handleMouseDown(event: MouseEvent) {
@@ -143,37 +117,25 @@ export default class SlMenu extends ShoelaceElement {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Initiates type-to-select logic, which automatically selects an option based on what the user is currently typing.
-   * The event passed will be used to append the appropriate characters to the internal query and the selection will be
-   * updated. After a brief period, the internal query is cleared automatically. This is useful for enabling
-   * type-to-select behavior when the menu doesn't have focus.
+   * @internal Gets the current menu item, which is the menu item that has `tabindex="0"` within the roving tab index.
+   * The menu item may or may not have focus, but for keyboard interaction purposes it's considered the "active" item.
    */
-  typeToSelect(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+  getCurrentItem() {
+    return this.getAllItems({ includeDisabled: false }).find(i => i.getAttribute('tabindex') === '0');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @internal Sets the current menu item to the specified element. This sets `tabindex="0"` on the target element and
+   * `tabindex="-1"` to all other items. This method must be called prior to setting focus on a menu item.
+   */
+  setCurrentItem(item: SlMenuItem) {
     const items = this.getAllItems({ includeDisabled: false });
-    clearTimeout(this.typeToSelectTimeout);
-    this.typeToSelectTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => (this.typeToSelectString = ''), 1000);
+    const activeItem = item.disabled ? items[0] : item;
 
-    if (event.key === 'Backspace') {
-      if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) {
-        this.typeToSelectString = '';
-      } else {
-        this.typeToSelectString = this.typeToSelectString.slice(0, -1);
-      }
-    } else {
-      this.typeToSelectString += event.key.toLowerCase();
-    }
-
-    for (const item of items) {
-      const slot = item.shadowRoot?.querySelector<HTMLSlotElement>('slot:not([name])');
-      const label = getTextContent(slot).toLowerCase().trim();
-      if (label.startsWith(this.typeToSelectString)) {
-        this.setCurrentItem(item);
-
-        // Set focus here to force the browser to show :focus-visible styles
-        item.focus();
-        break;
-      }
-    }
+    // Update tab indexes
+    items.forEach(i => {
+      i.setAttribute('tabindex', i === activeItem ? '0' : '-1');
+    });
   }
 
   render() {