diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/HelpBubble/HelpBubble.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/HelpBubble/HelpBubble.tsx
index 0e928d38c..d0c05d2df 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/HelpBubble/HelpBubble.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/HelpBubble/HelpBubble.tsx
@@ -14,20 +14,17 @@ const withStateProps = createWithStateProps([usePopoverContext]);
 
 export interface HelpBubbleRootProps extends HelpBubbleVariantProps, PopoverPrimitive.RootProps {}
 
-export const HelpBubbleRoot = withRootProvider<HTMLDivElement, HelpBubbleRootProps>(
-  PopoverPrimitive.Root,
-  {
-    defaultProps: {
-      placement: "top",
-      gutter: 4,
-      overflowPadding: 16,
-      arrowPadding: 14,
-      flip: true,
-      slide: true,
-      strategy: "absolute",
-    },
+export const HelpBubbleRoot = withRootProvider<HelpBubbleRootProps>(PopoverPrimitive.Root, {
+  defaultProps: {
+    placement: "top",
+    gutter: 4,
+    overflowPadding: 16,
+    arrowPadding: 14,
+    flip: true,
+    slide: true,
+    strategy: "absolute",
   },
-);
+});
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/createStyleContext.tsx b/packages/react/src/utils/createStyleContext.tsx
index 7902f3c4c..813525561 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/createStyleContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/createStyleContext.tsx
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ export function createStyleContext<
     return useContext(PropsContext);
   }
 
-  const withRootProvider = <T, P>(
+  const withRootProvider = <P,>(
     Component: React.ElementType<any>,
     options?: {
       defaultProps?: Partial<P>;
     },
-  ): React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<React.PropsWithoutRef<P> & React.RefAttributes<T>> => {
+  ): React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<React.PropsWithoutRef<P>> => {
     const { defaultProps } = options ?? {};
 
-    const StyledComponent = forwardRef<any, any>((innerProps, ref) => {
+    const StyledComponent = (innerProps: any) => {
       const props = { ...(defaultProps ?? {}), ...useProps(), ...innerProps } as Props &
         React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>;
       const [variantProps, otherProps] = recipe.splitVariantProps(props);
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ export function createStyleContext<
 
       return (
         <ClassNamesProvider value={classNames}>
-          <Component ref={ref} {...otherProps} />
+          <Component {...otherProps} />
         </ClassNamesProvider>
       );
-    });
+    };
 
     // @ts-ignore
     StyledComponent.displayName = Component.displayName || Component.name;