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index ea62e1ff4..e5c12e256 100644
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-    text-transform: lowercase;
-  }
-
-  .xl\:focus\:capitalize:focus {
-    text-transform: capitalize;
-  }
-
-  .xl\:focus\:normal-case:focus {
-    text-transform: none;
-  }
-
   .xl\:underline {
     text-decoration: underline;
   }
@@ -30596,26 +30276,6 @@ h6 {
     -moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto;
   }
 
-  .xl\:hover\:antialiased:hover {
-    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-  }
-
-  .xl\:hover\:subpixel-antialiased:hover {
-    -webkit-font-smoothing: auto;
-    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto;
-  }
-
-  .xl\:focus\:antialiased:focus {
-    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-  }
-
-  .xl\:focus\:subpixel-antialiased:focus {
-    -webkit-font-smoothing: auto;
-    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto;
-  }
-
   .xl\:tracking-tighter {
     letter-spacing: -.05em;
   }
diff --git a/defaultConfig.stub.js b/defaultConfig.stub.js
index 7f3ad5edc..48104ae6c 100644
--- a/defaultConfig.stub.js
+++ b/defaultConfig.stub.js
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ module.exports = {
     textAlign: ['responsive'],
     textColor: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
     fontSize: ['responsive'],
-    fontStyle: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
-    textTransform: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
+    fontStyle: ['responsive'],
+    textTransform: ['responsive'],
     textDecoration: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
-    fontSmoothing: ['responsive', 'hover', 'focus'],
+    fontSmoothing: ['responsive'],
     letterSpacing: ['responsive'],
     userSelect: ['responsive'],
     verticalAlign: ['responsive'],