diff --git a/js/src/dropdown.js b/js/src/dropdown.js
index af9c54faa92c..dfbf86f929dd 100644
--- a/js/src/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/src/dropdown.js
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ class Dropdown extends BaseComponent {
       return
     }
 
+    // If this is a touch-enabled device we remove the extra
+    // empty mouseover listeners we added for iOS support
+    if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement) {
+      [].concat(...document.body.children)
+        .forEach(elem => EventHandler.off(elem, 'mouseover', null, noop()))
+    }
+
     if (this._popper) {
       this._popper.destroy()
     }
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/dropdown.spec.js b/js/tests/unit/dropdown.spec.js
index d33a065b3748..e7580e633584 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/dropdown.spec.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/dropdown.spec.js
@@ -895,6 +895,39 @@ describe('Dropdown', () => {
         done()
       })
     })
+
+    it('should remove event listener on touch-enabled device that was added in show method', done => {
+      fixtureEl.innerHTML = [
+        '<div class="dropdown">',
+        '  <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown</button>',
+        '  <div class="dropdown-menu">',
+        '    <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdwon item</a>',
+        '  </div>',
+        '</div>'
+      ].join('')
+
+      const defaultValueOnTouchStart = document.documentElement.ontouchstart
+      const btnDropdown = fixtureEl.querySelector('[data-bs-toggle="dropdown"]')
+      const dropdown = new Dropdown(btnDropdown)
+
+      document.documentElement.ontouchstart = () => {}
+      spyOn(EventHandler, 'off')
+
+      btnDropdown.addEventListener('shown.bs.dropdown', () => {
+        dropdown.hide()
+      })
+
+      btnDropdown.addEventListener('hidden.bs.dropdown', () => {
+        expect(btnDropdown.classList.contains('show')).toEqual(false)
+        expect(btnDropdown.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toEqual('false')
+        expect(EventHandler.off).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+        document.documentElement.ontouchstart = defaultValueOnTouchStart
+        done()
+      })
+
+      dropdown.show()
+    })
   })
 
   describe('dispose', () => {