diff --git a/projects/app-lob/src/app/index/index.component.html b/projects/app-lob/src/app/index/index.component.html
index f32574bef1..25445fb248 100644
--- a/projects/app-lob/src/app/index/index.component.html
+++ b/projects/app-lob/src/app/index/index.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <igx-nav-drawer #navdrawer [enableGestures]="drawerState.enableGestures" [isOpen]="drawerState.open" [(pin)]="drawerState.pin"
     [position]="drawerState.position" [width]="drawerState.width" (opened)="refresh()" (closed)="refresh()">
     <ng-template igxDrawer>
-      <nav>
         <div class="nav-header">
           <img class="logo" src="assets/images/rsrcs/igniteui-angular_logo.svg" alt="Ignite UI for Angular Logo">
         </div>
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
             </span>
           </span>
         }
-      </nav>
     </ng-template>
   </igx-nav-drawer>
 
diff --git a/src/app/index/index.component.html b/src/app/index/index.component.html
index 30323fbef8..7a670fa71e 100644
--- a/src/app/index/index.component.html
+++ b/src/app/index/index.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <igx-nav-drawer #navdrawer [enableGestures]="drawerState.enableGestures" [isOpen]="drawerState.open" [(pin)]="drawerState.pin"
     [position]="drawerState.position" [width]="drawerState.width" (opened)="refresh()" (closed)="refresh()">
     <ng-template igxDrawer>
-      <nav>
         <div class="nav-header">
           <img class="logo" src="assets/images/rsrcs/igniteui-angular_logo.svg" alt="Ignite UI for Angular Logo">
         </div>
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@
           </span>
         </span>
       </span> -->
-    </nav>
   </ng-template>
 </igx-nav-drawer>
 
diff --git a/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-pin/nav-drawer-pin.component.html b/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-pin/nav-drawer-pin.component.html
index 63bbddb912..468d9618a4 100644
--- a/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-pin/nav-drawer-pin.component.html
+++ b/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-pin/nav-drawer-pin.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <div class="content-wrap" igxLayout>
   <igx-nav-drawer id="navigation" #drawer [isOpen]="true" [pin]="true" [pinThreshold]="0">
     <ng-template igxDrawer>
-      <nav>
         <span igxDrawerItem [isHeader]="true">Components</span>
 
         @for (item of navItems; track item) {
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@
             <span>{{ item.text }}</span>
           </span>
         }
-      </nav>
     </ng-template>
   </igx-nav-drawer>
 
diff --git a/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-routing/nav-drawer-routing.component.html b/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-routing/nav-drawer-routing.component.html
index a1b4868114..53accee5dc 100644
--- a/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-routing/nav-drawer-routing.component.html
+++ b/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-routing/nav-drawer-routing.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <div class="content-wrap">
   <igx-nav-drawer id="navigation" #drawer [isOpen]="true">
     <ng-template igxDrawer>
-      <nav>
         <span igxDrawerItem [isHeader]="true">Components</span>
 
         @for (item of componentLinks; track item) {
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
             {{item.name}}
           </span>
         }
-      </nav>
     </ng-template>
   </igx-nav-drawer>
 
diff --git a/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-simple/nav-drawer-simple.component.html b/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-simple/nav-drawer-simple.component.html
index e049c0a102..80c82ef939 100644
--- a/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-simple/nav-drawer-simple.component.html
+++ b/src/app/menus/navdrawer/nav-drawer-simple/nav-drawer-simple.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <div class="content-wrap">
   <igx-nav-drawer id="navigation" #drawer [isOpen]="true" [pinThreshold]="5000">
     <ng-template igxDrawer>
-      <nav>
         <span igxDrawerItem [isHeader]="true">Components</span>
 
         @for (item of navItems; track item) {
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@
             <span>{{ item.text }}</span>
           </span>
         }
-      </nav>
     </ng-template>
   </igx-nav-drawer>