--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlTree.java	Fri Apr 05 11:28:23 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlTree.java	Fri Apr 05 15:57:33 2019 -0700
@@ -722,9 +722,7 @@
      * @return an HtmlTree object for the SECTION tag
      */
     public static HtmlTree SECTION() {
-        HtmlTree htmltree = new HtmlTree(HtmlTag.SECTION);
-        htmltree.setRole(Role.REGION);
-        return htmltree;
+        return new HtmlTree(HtmlTag.SECTION);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -734,9 +732,7 @@
      * @return an HtmlTree object for the SECTION tag
      */
     public static HtmlTree SECTION(Content body) {
-        HtmlTree htmltree = new HtmlTree(HtmlTag.SECTION, nullCheck(body));
-        htmltree.setRole(Role.REGION);
-        return htmltree;
+        return new HtmlTree(HtmlTag.SECTION, nullCheck(body));
     }
 
     /**