diff --git a/src/dom/getTextContentAccessor.js b/src/dom/getTextContentAccessor.js
index f9d141c7ca..1475481e03 100644
--- a/src/dom/getTextContentAccessor.js
+++ b/src/dom/getTextContentAccessor.js
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ var contentKey = null;
  */
 function getTextContentAccessor() {
   if (!contentKey && ExecutionEnvironment.canUseDOM) {
-    // Prefer textContent to innerText because many browsers support both but
-    // SVG <text> elements don't support innerText even when <div> does.
-    contentKey = 'textContent' in document.createElement('div') ?
-      'textContent' :
-      'innerText';
+    contentKey = 'innerText' in document.createElement('div') ?
+      'innerText' :
+      'textContent';
   }
   return contentKey;
 }