UIButton showsTouchWhenHighlighted alters VoiceOver description?

Setting showsTouchWhenHighlighted, e.g. via the IB option "Shows Touch On Highlight," on a button without a title will alter the VoiceOver description. After reading the accessibility label, VoiceOver beeps and announces a description of the image. Is there a way to disable this behavior?
UIButton showsTouchWhenHighlighted alters VoiceOver description?
 
 
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