diff --git a/.changeset/rotten-schools-whisper.md b/.changeset/rotten-schools-whisper.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c64ad0276a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rotten-schools-whisper.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@primer/react': minor
+---
+
+Tooltip v1: Remove the caret from the tooltip to make it consistent with the new tooltip design
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diff --git a/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx
index 2d66a68c3f3..a977be340db 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import type {Meta} from '@storybook/react'
-import {BaseStyles, ThemeProvider, IconButton} from '..'
+import {BaseStyles, ThemeProvider, IconButton, Button} from '..'
 import Box from '../Box'
 import Tooltip from './Tooltip'
 import {SearchIcon} from '@primer/octicons-react'
@@ -24,6 +24,35 @@ export default {
   ],
 } as Meta
 
+export const AllDirections = () => (
+  <Box sx={{padding: 5, display: 'flex', gap: '8px'}}>
+    <Tooltip direction="n" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>North</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="s" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>South</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="e" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>East</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="w" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>West</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="ne" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>North East</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="nw" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>North West</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="se" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>Southeast</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip direction="sw" aria-label="Supplementary text">
+      <Button>Southwest</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+  </Box>
+)
+
 export const IconButtonTooltip = () => (
   <Box sx={{p: 5}}>
     <Tooltip aria-label="Search">
diff --git a/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx b/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
index a98700cd6bd..c499c77d72b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -12,19 +12,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
   position: relative;
   display: inline-block;
 
-  &::before {
-    position: absolute;
-    z-index: 1000001;
-    display: none;
-    width: 0px;
-    height: 0px;
-    color: ${get('colors.neutral.emphasisPlus')};
-    pointer-events: none;
-    content: '';
-    border: 6px solid transparent;
-    opacity: 0;
-  }
-
   &::after {
     position: absolute;
     z-index: 1000000;
@@ -62,7 +49,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
   &:active,
   &:focus,
   &:focus-within {
-    &::before,
     &::after {
       display: inline-block;
       text-decoration: none;
@@ -70,7 +56,7 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
       animation-duration: 0.1s;
       animation-fill-mode: forwards;
       animation-timing-function: ease-in;
-      animation-delay: 0.4s;
+      animation-delay: 0s;
     }
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +64,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
   &.tooltipped-no-delay:active,
   &.tooltipped-no-delay:focus,
   &.tooltipped-no-delay:focus-within {
-    &::before,
     &::after {
       animation-delay: 0s;
     }
@@ -102,14 +87,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
       right: 50%;
       margin-top: 6px;
     }
-
-    &::before {
-      top: auto;
-      right: 50%;
-      bottom: -7px;
-      margin-right: -6px;
-      border-bottom-color: ${get('colors.neutral.emphasisPlus')};
-    }
   }
 
   &.tooltipped-se {
@@ -133,14 +110,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
       bottom: 100%;
       margin-bottom: 6px;
     }
-
-    &::before {
-      top: -7px;
-      right: 50%;
-      bottom: auto;
-      margin-right: -6px;
-      border-top-color: ${get('colors.neutral.emphasisPlus')};
-    }
   }
 
   &.tooltipped-ne {
@@ -169,14 +138,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
       margin-right: 6px;
       transform: translateY(50%);
     }
-
-    &::before {
-      top: 50%;
-      bottom: 50%;
-      left: -7px;
-      margin-top: -6px;
-      border-left-color: ${get('colors.neutral.emphasisPlus')};
-    }
   }
 
   // tooltipped to the right
@@ -187,14 +148,6 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
       margin-left: 6px;
       transform: translateY(50%);
     }
-
-    &::before {
-      top: 50%;
-      right: -7px;
-      bottom: 50%;
-      margin-top: -6px;
-      border-right-color: ${get('colors.neutral.emphasisPlus')};
-    }
   }
 
   &.tooltipped-multiline {
@@ -224,19 +177,11 @@ const TooltipBase = styled.span<SxProp>`
     margin-right: 0;
   }
 
-  &.tooltipped-align-right-2::before {
-    right: 15px;
-  }
-
   &.tooltipped-align-left-2::after {
     left: 0;
     margin-left: 0;
   }
 
-  &.tooltipped-align-left-2::before {
-    left: 10px;
-  }
-
   ${sx};
 `