diff --git a/lib/6to5/generation/generators/jsx.js b/lib/6to5/generation/generators/jsx.js
index 1e839feaf1..567d24d70c 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/generation/generators/jsx.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/generation/generators/jsx.js
@@ -46,15 +46,11 @@ exports.XJSElement = function (node, print) {
 
   this.indent();
   _.each(node.children, function (child) {
-    if (t.isLiteral(child) && typeof child.value === "string") {
-      if (/\S/.test(child.value)) {
-        return self.push(child.value.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ""));
-      } else if (/\n/.test(child.value)) {
-        return self.newline();
-      }
+    if (t.isLiteral(child)) {
+      self.push(child.value);
+    } else {
+      print(child);
     }
-
-    print(child);
   });
   this.dedent();