diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts b/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts
index 169d3aa920..1ee5e8477b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
 	has_contenteditable_attr,
 	is_name_contenteditable,
 	get_contenteditable_attr,
-	CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR,
 	CONTENTEDITABLE_BINDINGS,
 } from './contenteditable';
 import Element from '../nodes/Element';
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ describe('contenteditable', () => {
 			assert.equal(is_contenteditable(node), false);
 		});
 		it('returns true if node is not input or textarea AND it is contenteditable', () => {
-			const attr = { name: CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR } as Attribute;
+			const attr = { name: 'contenteditable' } as Attribute;
 			const node = { name: 'a', attributes: [attr] } as Element;
 			assert.equal(is_contenteditable(node), true);
 		});
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ describe('contenteditable', () => {
 
 	describe('is_attr_contenteditable', () => {
 		it('returns true if attribute is contenteditable', () => {
-			const attr = { name: CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR } as Attribute;
+			const attr = { name: 'contenteditable' } as Attribute;
 			assert.equal(is_attr_contenteditable(attr), true);
 		});
 		it('returns false if attribute is not contenteditable', () => {
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ describe('contenteditable', () => {
 
 	describe('has_contenteditable_attr', () => {
 		it('returns true if attribute is contenteditable', () => {
-			const attr = { name: CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR } as Attribute;
+			const attr = { name: 'contenteditable' } as Attribute;
 			const node = { attributes: [attr] } as Element;
 			assert.equal(has_contenteditable_attr(node), true);
 		});
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ describe('contenteditable', () => {
 
 	describe('get_contenteditable_attr', () => {
 		it('returns the contenteditable Attribute if it exists', () => {
-			const attr = { name: CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR } as Attribute;
+			const attr = { name: 'contenteditable' } as Attribute;
 			const node = { name: 'div', attributes: [attr] } as Element;
 			assert.equal(get_contenteditable_attr(node), attr);
 		});
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/utils/contenteditable.ts b/src/compiler/compile/utils/contenteditable.ts
index 0f186ea521..303baef67d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/utils/contenteditable.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/utils/contenteditable.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-// Utilities for managing contenteditable nodes 
+// Utilities for managing contenteditable nodes
 import Attribute from '../nodes/Attribute';
 import Element from '../nodes/Element';
 
-
-export const CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR = 'contenteditable';
-
 export const CONTENTEDITABLE_BINDINGS = [
   'textContent',
   'innerHTML',
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ export function is_input_or_textarea(node: Element): boolean {
  * @param {Attribute} attribute A node.attribute
  */
 export function is_attr_contenteditable(attribute: Attribute): boolean {
-  return attribute.name === CONTENTEDITABLE_ATTR;
+  return attribute.name === 'contenteditable';
 }
 
 /**