diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/shapeUtil.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/shapeUtil.ts
index 2b6c3f71d..7dd1e8eec 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/shapeUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/shapeUtil.ts
@@ -36,16 +36,10 @@ export async function textHelper<T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
 
   annotationGroup = shapeSvg.insert('g').attr('class', 'annotation-group text');
   if (node.annotations.length > 0) {
-    const annotation = node.annotations[0];
-
-    await addText(annotationGroup, { text: `«${annotation}»` } as unknown as ClassMember, 0);
-
-    annotationGroup.style('opacity', '0');
+    await addText(annotationGroup, { text: `` } as unknown as ClassMember, 0);
 
     const annotationGroupBBox = annotationGroup.node()!.getBBox();
     annotationGroupHeight = annotationGroupBBox.height;
-  } else {
-    annotationGroupHeight = 0;
   }
 
   labelGroup = shapeSvg.insert('g').attr('class', 'label-group text');
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/styles.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/styles.js
index 0ee860d0a..dcdda99ce 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/styles.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/styles.js
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ g.clickable {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-g.annotation-group[style*="opacity: 0"] { 
- pointer-events: none;
- }
-
 g.classGroup rect {
   fill: ${options.mainBkg};
   stroke: ${options.nodeBorder};