diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
index 048572143b1..e1bf843a994 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { CompletionModel } from './completionModel.js';
 import { ResizableHTMLElement } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/resizable/resizable.js';
 import { CompletionItem, Context as SuggestContext, suggestWidgetStatusbarMenu } from './suggest.js';
 import { canExpandCompletionItem, SuggestDetailsOverlay, SuggestDetailsWidget } from './suggestWidgetDetails.js';
-import { getAriaId, ItemRenderer } from './suggestWidgetRenderer.js';
+import { ItemRenderer } from './suggestWidgetRenderer.js';
 import { getListStyles } from '../../../../platform/theme/browser/defaultStyles.js';
 import { status } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/aria/aria.js';
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IDisposable {
 					this.element.domNode.classList.remove('docs-side');
 				}
 
-				this.editor.setAriaOptions({ activeDescendant: getAriaId(index) });
+				this.editor.setAriaOptions({ activeDescendant: this._list.getElementID(index) });
 			}).catch(onUnexpectedError);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetRenderer.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetRenderer.ts
index 24fb6d3106f..3d0850da13b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetRenderer.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ import { IThemeService } from '../../../../platform/theme/common/themeService.js
 import { CompletionItem } from './suggest.js';
 import { canExpandCompletionItem } from './suggestWidgetDetails.js';
 
-export function getAriaId(index: number): string {
-	return `suggest-aria-id:${index}`;
-}
-
 const suggestMoreInfoIcon = registerIcon('suggest-more-info', Codicon.chevronRight, nls.localize('suggestMoreInfoIcon', 'Icon for more information in the suggest widget.'));
 
 const _completionItemColor = new class ColorExtractor {
@@ -167,7 +163,6 @@ export class ItemRenderer implements IListRenderer<CompletionItem, ISuggestionTe
 		data.configureFont();
 
 		const { completion } = element;
-		data.root.id = getAriaId(index);
 		data.colorspan.style.backgroundColor = '';
 
 		const labelOptions: IIconLabelValueOptions = {