diff --git a/src/app/components/buttongroup/buttongroup.ts b/src/app/components/buttongroup/buttongroup.ts
index 0aec18b52b3..1790c1b7af3 100755
--- a/src/app/components/buttongroup/buttongroup.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/buttongroup/buttongroup.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, NgModule, ViewEncapsulation } from
     `,
     changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
-    host: {
-        class: 'p-element'
-    }
 })
 export class ButtonGroup {}