diff --git a/Readability.js b/Readability.js
index 2fe64b2..e4a9067 100644
--- a/Readability.js
+++ b/Readability.js
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ Readability.prototype = {
     jsonLdArticleTypes: /^Article|AdvertiserContentArticle|NewsArticle|AnalysisNewsArticle|AskPublicNewsArticle|BackgroundNewsArticle|OpinionNewsArticle|ReportageNewsArticle|ReviewNewsArticle|Report|SatiricalArticle|ScholarlyArticle|MedicalScholarlyArticle|SocialMediaPosting|BlogPosting|LiveBlogPosting|DiscussionForumPosting|TechArticle|APIReference$/
   },
 
+  UNLIKELY_ROLES: [ "menu", "menubar", "complementary", "navigation", "alert", "alertdialog", "dialog" ],
+
   DIV_TO_P_ELEMS: [ "A", "BLOCKQUOTE", "DL", "DIV", "IMG", "OL", "P", "PRE", "TABLE", "UL", "SELECT" ],
 
   ALTER_TO_DIV_EXCEPTIONS: ["DIV", "ARTICLE", "SECTION", "P"],
@@ -917,8 +919,8 @@ Readability.prototype = {
             continue;
           }
 
-          if (node.getAttribute("role") == "complementary") {
-            this.log("Removing complementary content - " + matchString);
+          if (this.UNLIKELY_ROLES.includes(node.getAttribute("role"))) {
+            this.log("Removing content with role " + node.getAttribute("role") + " - " + matchString);
             node = this._removeAndGetNext(node);
             continue;
           }
diff --git a/test/test-pages/nytimes-1/expected.html b/test/test-pages/nytimes-1/expected.html
index 5b3b845..9213f63 100644
--- a/test/test-pages/nytimes-1/expected.html
+++ b/test/test-pages/nytimes-1/expected.html
@@ -41,9 +41,5 @@
                 </div>
             </article>
         </main>
-        <section id="site-index">
-            <nav id="site-index-navigation" role="navigation">
-            </nav>
-        </section>
     </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/test/test-pages/nytimes-2/expected.html b/test/test-pages/nytimes-2/expected.html
index 8b8c6de..682edfe 100644
--- a/test/test-pages/nytimes-2/expected.html
+++ b/test/test-pages/nytimes-2/expected.html
@@ -44,9 +44,5 @@
                 </div>
             </article>
         </main>
-        <section id="site-index">
-            <nav id="site-index-navigation" role="navigation">
-            </nav>
-        </section>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file