diff --git a/src/vaadin-checkbox-group.html b/src/vaadin-checkbox-group.html
index d9e27e4..5bb96ac 100644
--- a/src/vaadin-checkbox-group.html
+++ b/src/vaadin-checkbox-group.html
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
       </div>
 
       <div part="helper-text"
-        on-click="focus"
         aria-live="assertive"
         aria-hidden$="[[_getHelperTextAriaHidden(helperText, _hasSlottedHelper)]]">
         <slot name="helper">[[helperText]]</slot>
diff --git a/test/vaadin-checkbox-group_test.html b/test/vaadin-checkbox-group_test.html
index 3b96835..4910a9f 100644
--- a/test/vaadin-checkbox-group_test.html
+++ b/test/vaadin-checkbox-group_test.html
@@ -377,6 +377,16 @@
 
         expect(radioButtonGroupWithSlottedHelper.hasAttribute('has-helper')).to.be.false;
       });
+
+      it('should not get focus after helper click', () => {
+        const group = fixture('default-with-slotted-helper');
+        const spy = sinon.spy(group, 'focus');
+        const helper = group.querySelector('[slot="helper"]');
+
+        helper.click();
+
+        expect(spy.called).to.be.false;
+      });
     });
   });