diff --git a/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js b/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
index 726d778ab..f8a3dec1c 100644
--- a/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
@@ -189,36 +189,7 @@ test('it wraps the output in a responsive at-rule if responsive is included as a
   })
 })
 
-test('variants are generated in a fixed order regardless of the order specified by default', () => {
-  const input = `
-    @variants focus, active, hover, group-hover {
-      .banana { color: yellow; }
-      .chocolate { color: brown; }
-    }
-  `
-
-  const output = `
-      .banana { color: yellow; }
-      .chocolate { color: brown; }
-      .group:hover .group-hover\\:banana { color: yellow; }
-      .group:hover .group-hover\\:chocolate { color: brown; }
-      .hover\\:banana:hover { color: yellow; }
-      .hover\\:chocolate:hover { color: brown; }
-      .focus\\:banana:focus { color: yellow; }
-      .focus\\:chocolate:focus { color: brown; }
-      .active\\:banana:active { color: yellow; }
-      .active\\:chocolate:active { color: brown; }
-  `
-
-  return run(input, {
-    ...config,
-  }).then(result => {
-    expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
-    expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
-  })
-})
-
-test('if plugin variants are enabled, variants are generated in the order specified', () => {
+test('variants are generated in the order specified', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants focus, active, hover {
       .banana { color: yellow; }
@@ -239,14 +210,13 @@ test('if plugin variants are enabled, variants are generated in the order specif
 
   return run(input, {
     ...config,
-    experiments: { pluginVariants: true },
   }).then(result => {
     expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
     expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
   })
 })
 
-test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can modify rules using the raw PostCSS API', () => {
+test('plugin variants can modify rules using the raw PostCSS API', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants important {
       .banana { color: yellow; }
@@ -263,7 +233,6 @@ test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can modify rules using the
 
   return run(input, {
     ...config,
-    experiments: { pluginVariants: true },
     plugins: [
       ...config.plugins,
       function({ addVariant }) {
@@ -283,7 +252,7 @@ test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can modify rules using the
   })
 })
 
-test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can modify selectors with a simplified API', () => {
+test('plugin variants can modify selectors with a simplified API', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants first-child {
       .banana { color: yellow; }
@@ -300,7 +269,6 @@ test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can modify selectors with
 
   return run(input, {
     ...config,
-    experiments: { pluginVariants: true },
     plugins: [
       ...config.plugins,
       function({ addVariant }) {
@@ -317,7 +285,7 @@ test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can modify selectors with
   })
 })
 
-test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can wrap rules in another at-rule using the raw PostCSS API', () => {
+test('plugin variants can wrap rules in another at-rule using the raw PostCSS API', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants supports-grid {
       .banana { color: yellow; }
@@ -336,7 +304,6 @@ test('if plugin variants are enabled, plugin variants can wrap rules in another
 
   return run(input, {
     ...config,
-    experiments: { pluginVariants: true },
     plugins: [
       ...config.plugins,
       function({ addVariant }) {
diff --git a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
index 1394e4481..01704da04 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
@@ -40,17 +40,9 @@ export default function(config, { variantGenerators: pluginVariantGenerators })
 
       atRule.before(atRule.clone().nodes)
 
-      if (_.get(config, 'experiments.pluginVariants', false)) {
-        _.forEach(_.without(variants, 'responsive'), variant => {
-          variantGenerators[variant](atRule, config)
-        })
-      } else {
-        _.forEach(['group-hover', 'hover', 'focus-within', 'focus', 'active'], variant => {
-          if (variants.includes(variant)) {
-            variantGenerators[variant](atRule, config)
-          }
-        })
-      }
+      _.forEach(_.without(variants, 'responsive'), variant => {
+        variantGenerators[variant](atRule, config)
+      })
 
       atRule.remove()
     })