diff --git a/modules/mod_breadcrumbs/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_breadcrumbs/tmpl/default.php
index dfc008e1c1d4c..c647ae40b59b0 100644
--- a/modules/mod_breadcrumbs/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/modules/mod_breadcrumbs/tmpl/default.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 <ul itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList" class="breadcrumb<?php echo $moduleclass_sfx; ?>">
 	<?php if ($params->get('showHere', 1)) : ?>
-		<li class="active">
+		<li>
 			<?php echo JText::_('MOD_BREADCRUMBS_HERE'); ?>&#160;
 		</li>
 	<?php else : ?>