diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4acb6e789d..b86b2c3469 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Framer Motion adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [5.5.8] 2022-01-12
+
+### Fixed
+
+-   Removing `transformTemplate` prop correctly rerenders element.
+
 ## [5.5.7] 2022-01-11
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/motion/__tests__/component.test.tsx b/src/motion/__tests__/component.test.tsx
index 296a9a0456..0f23badd8c 100644
--- a/src/motion/__tests__/component.test.tsx
+++ b/src/motion/__tests__/component.test.tsx
@@ -257,20 +257,6 @@ describe("motion component rendering and styles", () => {
         expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("background-color: #f00")
     })
 
-    it("applies transformTemplate on initial render", () => {
-        const { container } = render(
-            <motion.div
-                initial={{ x: 10 }}
-                transformTemplate={({ x }, generated) =>
-                    `translateY(${x}) ${generated}`
-                }
-            />
-        )
-        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
-            "transform: translateY(10px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
-        )
-    })
-
     it("renders transform", () => {
         const { container } = render(
             <motion.div style={{ transform: "translateX(10px)" }} />
@@ -278,47 +264,6 @@ describe("motion component rendering and styles", () => {
         expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("transform: translateX(10px)")
     })
 
-    it("applies updated transformTemplate", () => {
-        const { container, rerender } = render(
-            <motion.div
-                initial={{ x: 10 }}
-                transformTemplate={({ x }, generated) =>
-                    `translateY(${x}) ${generated}`
-                }
-            />
-        )
-        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
-            "transform: translateY(10px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
-        )
-
-        rerender(
-            <motion.div
-                initial={{ x: 10 }}
-                transformTemplate={({ x }, generated) => {
-                    const newX = typeof x === "string" ? parseFloat(x) : x
-                    return `translateY(${(newX as number) * 2}px) ${generated}`
-                }}
-            />
-        )
-        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
-            "transform: translateY(20px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
-        )
-    })
-
-    it("renders transform with transformTemplate", () => {
-        const { container } = render(
-            <motion.div
-                transformTemplate={(_, generated) =>
-                    `translateY(20px) ${generated}`
-                }
-                style={{ x: 10 }}
-            />
-        )
-        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
-            "transform: translateY(20px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
-        )
-    })
-
     it("filters MotionProps from the DOM", () => {
         const { container } = render(<motion.div initial={{ opacity: 0 }} />)
         expect(container.firstChild).not.toHaveAttribute("initial")
diff --git a/src/motion/__tests__/transformTemplate.test.tsx b/src/motion/__tests__/transformTemplate.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d581c504c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/motion/__tests__/transformTemplate.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { render } from "../../../jest.setup"
+import { motion } from "../../"
+import * as React from "react"
+import sync from "framesync"
+
+describe("transformTemplate", () => {
+    it("applies transformTemplate on initial render", () => {
+        const { container } = render(
+            <motion.div
+                initial={{ x: 10 }}
+                transformTemplate={({ x }, generated) =>
+                    `translateY(${x}) ${generated}`
+                }
+            />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
+            "transform: translateY(10px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
+        )
+    })
+
+    it("applies updated transformTemplate", () => {
+        const { container, rerender } = render(
+            <motion.div
+                initial={{ x: 10 }}
+                transformTemplate={({ x }, generated) =>
+                    `translateY(${x}) ${generated}`
+                }
+            />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
+            "transform: translateY(10px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
+        )
+
+        rerender(
+            <motion.div
+                initial={{ x: 10 }}
+                transformTemplate={({ x }, generated) => {
+                    const newX = typeof x === "string" ? parseFloat(x) : x
+                    return `translateY(${(newX as number) * 2}px) ${generated}`
+                }}
+            />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
+            "transform: translateY(20px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
+        )
+    })
+
+    it("renders transform with transformTemplate", () => {
+        const { container } = render(
+            <motion.div
+                transformTemplate={(_, generated) =>
+                    `translateY(20px) ${generated}`
+                }
+                style={{ x: 10 }}
+            />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
+            "transform: translateY(20px) translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
+        )
+    })
+
+    it("renders transformTemplate without any transform", () => {
+        const { container } = render(
+            <motion.div transformTemplate={() => `translateY(20px)`} />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("transform: translateY(20px)")
+    })
+
+    it("removes transformTemplate if prop is removed and transform is changed", async () => {
+        const { container, rerender } = render(
+            <motion.div
+                transformTemplate={() => `translateY(20px)`}
+                style={{ x: 10 }}
+            />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("transform: translateY(20px)")
+        rerender(<motion.div style={{ x: 20 }} />)
+
+        await new Promise((resolve) => sync.postRender(resolve))
+
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
+            "transform: translateX(20px) translateZ(0)"
+        )
+    })
+
+    it("removes transformTemplate if prop is removed and transform is not changed", async () => {
+        const { container, rerender } = render(
+            <motion.div
+                transformTemplate={() => `translateY(20px)`}
+                style={{ x: 10 }}
+            />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("transform: translateY(20px)")
+        rerender(<motion.div style={{ x: 10 }} />)
+
+        await new Promise((resolve) => sync.postRender(resolve))
+
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle(
+            "transform: translateX(10px) translateZ(0)"
+        )
+    })
+
+    it("removes transformTemplate if prop is removed", async () => {
+        const { container, rerender } = render(
+            <motion.div transformTemplate={() => `translateY(20px)`} />
+        )
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("transform: translateY(20px)")
+        rerender(<motion.div />)
+
+        await new Promise((resolve) => sync.postRender(resolve))
+
+        expect(container.firstChild).toHaveStyle("transform: none")
+    })
+})
diff --git a/src/render/html/utils/build-styles.ts b/src/render/html/utils/build-styles.ts
index 60026d9757..7b0f270633 100644
--- a/src/render/html/utils/build-styles.ts
+++ b/src/render/html/utils/build-styles.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export function buildHTMLStyles(
         )
     } else if (transformTemplate) {
         style.transform = transformTemplate({}, "")
+    } else if (!latestValues.transform && style.transform) {
+        style.transform = "none"
     }
 
     if (hasTransformOrigin) {
diff --git a/src/render/index.ts b/src/render/index.ts
index 1c421eb978..6810681674 100644
--- a/src/render/index.ts
+++ b/src/render/index.ts
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ export const visualElement =
              * added to our map, old ones removed, and listeners updated.
              */
             setProps(newProps) {
+                if (newProps.transformTemplate || props.transformTemplate) {
+                    element.scheduleRender()
+                }
+
                 props = newProps
                 lifecycles.updatePropListeners(newProps)