diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.e2e.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.e2e.ts
index a0139e067a2..e2d664a2e16 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.e2e.ts
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ describe("calcite-tree", () => {
     });
 
     describe(`when tree-item selection-mode is "none"`, () => {
-      it("allows selecting items without a selection", async () => {
+      it("emits selection event without updating selection", async () => {
         const page = await newE2EPage();
         await page.setContent(html`
           <calcite-tree selection-mode="none">
@@ -448,12 +448,12 @@ describe("calcite-tree", () => {
 
         await item1.click();
         expect(selectEventSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-        expect(await tree.getProperty("selectedItems")).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(await tree.getProperty("selectedItems")).toHaveLength(0);
         expect(await page.findAll("calcite-tree-item[selected]")).toHaveLength(0);
 
         await item2.click();
         expect(selectEventSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(2);
-        expect(await tree.getProperty("selectedItems")).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(await tree.getProperty("selectedItems")).toHaveLength(0);
         expect(await page.findAll("calcite-tree-item[selected]")).toHaveLength(0);
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.tsx
index 1d00c9920a4..a941a262488 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/tree/tree.tsx
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export class Tree {
     }
 
     this.selectedItems = isNoneSelectionMode
-      ? [target]
+      ? []
       : (nodeListToArray(this.el.querySelectorAll("calcite-tree-item")).filter(
           (i) => i.selected
         ) as HTMLCalciteTreeItemElement[]);