diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index 6aac9be10..5dd2bfa2b 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -74,13 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     // imitation of the twin.macro svg: variant. svg:text-green-500 puts green
     // on an SVG that's an immediate child of the element
-    plugin(function ({ addVariant, e }) {
-      addVariant('svg', ({ modifySelectors, separator }) => {
-        modifySelectors(
-          ({ className }) => `.${e(`svg${separator}${className}`)} > svg`
-        )
-      })
-    }),
+    plugin(({ addVariant }) => addVariant('svg', '& > svg')),
     childrenPlugin,
   ],
   /**