diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
index 6cb3a00218..64178030f6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ const attribute_lookup: { [key in BooleanAttributes]: AttributeMetadata } & { [k
 	indeterminate: { applies_to: ['input'] },
 	inert: {},
 	ismap: { property_name: 'isMap', applies_to: ['img'] },
-	itemscope: {},
 	loop: { applies_to: ['audio', 'bgsound', 'video'] },
 	multiple: { applies_to: ['input', 'select'] },
 	muted: { applies_to: ['audio', 'video'] },
diff --git a/src/shared/boolean_attributes.ts b/src/shared/boolean_attributes.ts
index 668dd97975..10513ec712 100644
--- a/src/shared/boolean_attributes.ts
+++ b/src/shared/boolean_attributes.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const _boolean_attributes = [
 	'hidden',
 	'inert',
 	'ismap',
-	'itemscope',
 	'loop',
 	'multiple',
 	'muted',
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/_config.js
index b5b21cfc47..43041884f8 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/_config.js
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
+// There is no relationship between the attribute name and the document node https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Microdata
 export default {
-	props: {
-		itemscope: true
-	},
-	test({ assert, target, component }) {
-		const div = target.querySelector('div');
-		assert.ok(div.itemscope);
-		component.itemscope = false;
-		assert.ok(!div.itemscope);
-	}
+	html: '<div itemscope />'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/main.svelte
index 83265a983c..50cd039ad3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/main.svelte
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-itemscope/main.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-<script>
-export let itemscope;
-</script>
-
-<div {itemscope}  />
+<div itemscope />