diff --git a/__mocks__/tabbable.js b/__mocks__/tabbable.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d968824eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__mocks__/tabbable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// https://github.com/focus-trap/tabbable#testing-in-jsdom
+const lib = jest.requireActual("tabbable");
+
+const tabbable = {
+  ...lib,
+  tabbable: (node, options) =>
+    lib.tabbable(node, { ...options, displayCheck: "none" }),
+  focusable: (node, options) =>
+    lib.focusable(node, { ...options, displayCheck: "none" }),
+  isFocusable: (node, options) =>
+    lib.isFocusable(node, { ...options, displayCheck: "none" }),
+  isTabbable: (node, options) =>
+    lib.isTabbable(node, { ...options, displayCheck: "none" }),
+};
+
+module.exports = tabbable;
diff --git a/src/components/WelcomeModal/WelcomeModal.tsx b/src/components/WelcomeModal/WelcomeModal.tsx
index eea557e6af..6a095dcd88 100644
--- a/src/components/WelcomeModal/WelcomeModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WelcomeModal/WelcomeModal.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ const WelcomeModal: React.FC<WelcomeModalProps> = ({
             z-index: ${zIndex.max_do_not_use};
           `}
           size="large"
-          initialFocus=".slick-active"
         >
           {title && <CardTitle>{title}</CardTitle>}
           <Carousel