diff --git a/lib/mixins/template-stamp.html b/lib/mixins/template-stamp.html
index 808a9820f2..9927c16dde 100644
--- a/lib/mixins/template-stamp.html
+++ b/lib/mixins/template-stamp.html
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@
         if (!template._templateInfo) {
           let templateInfo = template._templateInfo = {};
           templateInfo.nodeInfoList = [];
-          templateInfo.stripWhiteSpace =
-            (outerTemplateInfo && outerTemplateInfo.stripWhiteSpace) ||
-            template.hasAttribute('strip-whitespace');
+          templateInfo.stripWhiteSpace = true;
+            // (outerTemplateInfo && outerTemplateInfo.stripWhiteSpace) ||
+            // template.hasAttribute('strip-whitespace');
           this._parseTemplateContent(template, templateInfo, {parent: null});
         }
         return template._templateInfo;