diff --git a/src/clone-node.ts b/src/clone-node.ts
index 5dfcd117..778df54e 100644
--- a/src/clone-node.ts
+++ b/src/clone-node.ts
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ async function cloneChildren<T extends HTMLElement>(
   clonedNode: T,
   options: Options,
 ): Promise<T> {
-  if (isSVGElement(clonedNode)) {
-    return clonedNode
-  }
-
   let children: T[] = []
 
   if (isSlotElement(nativeNode) && nativeNode.assignedNodes) {