diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css
index 59909fe1d..fb7dd4ec4 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css
@@ -36277,13 +36277,11 @@ video {
 }
 
 .break-normal {
-  word-wrap: normal;
   overflow-wrap: normal;
   word-break: normal;
 }
 
 .break-words {
-  word-wrap: break-word;
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
@@ -77816,13 +77814,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .sm\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -119325,13 +119321,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .md\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -160834,13 +160828,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .lg\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -202343,13 +202335,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .xl\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -243852,13 +243842,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .\32xl\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .\32xl\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
index eaa43aa7e..05377e76b 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
@@ -14880,13 +14880,11 @@ video {
 }
 
 .break-normal {
-  word-wrap: normal !important;
   overflow-wrap: normal !important;
   word-break: normal !important;
 }
 
 .break-words {
-  word-wrap: break-word !important;
   overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
 }
 
@@ -32399,13 +32397,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal !important;
     overflow-wrap: normal !important;
     word-break: normal !important;
   }
 
   .sm\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word !important;
     overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
   }
 
@@ -49888,13 +49884,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal !important;
     overflow-wrap: normal !important;
     word-break: normal !important;
   }
 
   .md\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word !important;
     overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
   }
 
@@ -67377,13 +67371,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal !important;
     overflow-wrap: normal !important;
     word-break: normal !important;
   }
 
   .lg\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word !important;
     overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
   }
 
@@ -84866,13 +84858,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal !important;
     overflow-wrap: normal !important;
     word-break: normal !important;
   }
 
   .xl\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word !important;
     overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
   }
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css
index 84bb66872..f9b09b93e 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css
@@ -13536,13 +13536,11 @@ video {
 }
 
 .break-normal {
-  word-wrap: normal;
   overflow-wrap: normal;
   word-break: normal;
 }
 
 .break-words {
-  word-wrap: break-word;
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
@@ -29711,13 +29709,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .sm\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -45856,13 +45852,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .md\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -62001,13 +61995,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .lg\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -78146,13 +78138,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .xl\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
index 91402f238..7e3ad1a9d 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
@@ -14880,13 +14880,11 @@ video {
 }
 
 .break-normal {
-  word-wrap: normal;
   overflow-wrap: normal;
   word-break: normal;
 }
 
 .break-words {
-  word-wrap: break-word;
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
@@ -32399,13 +32397,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .sm\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -49888,13 +49884,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .md\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -67377,13 +67371,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .lg\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
@@ -84866,13 +84858,11 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:break-normal {
-    word-wrap: normal;
     overflow-wrap: normal;
     word-break: normal;
   }
 
   .xl\:break-words {
-    word-wrap: break-word;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/wordBreak.js b/src/plugins/wordBreak.js
index 2224c7c9a..9c2c99cc9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wordBreak.js
+++ b/src/plugins/wordBreak.js
@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@ export default function () {
     addUtilities(
       {
         '.break-normal': {
-          // For IE 11, remove 'word-wrap' when we have a 'modern' mode
-          'word-wrap': 'normal',
           'overflow-wrap': 'normal',
           'word-break': 'normal',
         },
         '.break-words': {
-          // For IE 11, remove 'word-wrap' when we have a 'modern' mode
-          'word-wrap': 'break-word',
           'overflow-wrap': 'break-word',
         },
         '.break-all': { 'word-break': 'break-all' },