diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/TabButtonAccessibility.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/TabButtonAccessibility.m
index 2b22db80aa8..1507f4884c3 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/TabButtonAccessibility.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/TabButtonAccessibility.m
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@
 
 - (NSAccessibilitySubrole)accessibilitySubrole
 {
-    if (@available(macOS 10.13, *)) {
-        return NSAccessibilityTabButtonSubrole;
-    }
-    return NSAccessibilityUnknownSubrole;
+    return NSAccessibilityTabButtonSubrole;
 }
 
 - (id)accessibilityValue