diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack-utils.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack-utils.ts
index 433a7a41b8430..60195246e9f4d 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack-utils.ts
@@ -714,7 +714,6 @@ export const createWebpackUtils = (
                 `removeUnknownsAndDefaults`,
                 `removeUnusedNS`,
                 `removeUselessStrokeAndFill`,
-                `removeXMLNS`,
                 `removeXMLProcInst`,
                 `reusePaths`,
                 `sortAttrs`,