diff --git a/src/vdom/vdom.ts b/src/vdom/vdom.ts
index 6d45521b..39bc6e7e 100644
--- a/src/vdom/vdom.ts
+++ b/src/vdom/vdom.ts
@@ -176,18 +176,10 @@ export function init(modules: Array<Partial<Module>>, domApi?: DOMAPI) {
       }
       vnode.elm = api.createComment(vnode.text as string);
     } else if (sel !== undefined) {
-      // Parse selector
-      const hashIdx = sel.indexOf("#");
-      const dotIdx = sel.indexOf(".", hashIdx);
-      const hash = hashIdx > 0 ? hashIdx : sel.length;
-      const dot = dotIdx > 0 ? dotIdx : sel.length;
-      const tag = hashIdx !== -1 || dotIdx !== -1 ? sel.slice(0, Math.min(hash, dot)) : sel;
       const elm = (vnode.elm =
         isDef(data) && isDef((i = (data as VNodeData).ns))
-          ? api.createElementNS(i, tag)
-          : api.createElement(tag));
-      if (hash < dot) elm.setAttribute("id", sel.slice(hash + 1, dot));
-      if (dotIdx > 0) elm.setAttribute("class", sel.slice(dot + 1).replace(/\./g, " "));
+          ? api.createElementNS(i, sel)
+          : api.createElement(sel));
       for (i = 0, iLen = cbs.create.length; i < iLen; ++i) cbs.create[i](emptyNode, vnode);
       if (array(children)) {
         for (i = 0, iLen = children.length; i < iLen; ++i) {
diff --git a/tests/vdom.test.ts b/tests/vdom.test.ts
index 8803a6c9..1c66a955 100644
--- a/tests/vdom.test.ts
+++ b/tests/vdom.test.ts
@@ -185,20 +185,6 @@ describe("snabbdom", function() {
       expect(elm.tagName).toBe("DIV");
     });
 
-    test("has different tag and id", function() {
-      let elm: any = document.createElement("div");
-      vnode0.appendChild(elm);
-      const vnode1 = h("span#id");
-      elm = patch(elm, vnode1).elm;
-      expect(elm.tagName).toBe("SPAN");
-      expect(elm.id).toBe("id");
-    });
-
-    test("has id", function() {
-      elm = patch(vnode0, h("div", [h("div#unique")])).elm;
-      expect(elm.firstChild.id).toBe("unique");
-    });
-
     test("has correct namespace", function() {
       const SVGNamespace = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
       const XHTMLNamespace = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";
@@ -218,20 +204,6 @@ describe("snabbdom", function() {
       expect(elm.firstChild.firstChild.namespaceURI).toBe(XHTMLNamespace);
     });
 
-    test("receives classes in selector", function() {
-      elm = patch(vnode0, h("div", [h("i.am.a.class")])).elm;
-      expect(elm.firstChild.classList.contains("am")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(elm.firstChild.classList.contains("a")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(elm.firstChild.classList.contains("class")).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
-    test("receives classes in selector when namespaced", function() {
-      elm = patch(vnode0, h("svg", [h("g.am.a.class.too")])).elm;
-      expect(elm.firstChild.classList.contains("am")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(elm.firstChild.classList.contains("a")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(elm.firstChild.classList.contains("class")).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
     test("can create elements with text content", function() {
       elm = patch(vnode0, h("div", ["I am a string"])).elm;
       expect(elm.innerHTML).toBe("I am a string");
@@ -268,26 +240,6 @@ describe("snabbdom", function() {
   });
 
   describe("patching an element", function() {
-    test("changes the elements classes", function() {
-      const vnode1 = h("i.i.am.horse");
-      const vnode2 = h("i.i.am");
-      patch(vnode0, vnode1);
-      elm = patch(vnode1, vnode2).elm;
-      expect(elm.classList.contains("i")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(elm.classList.contains("am")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(!elm.classList.contains("horse")).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
-    test("removes missing classes", function() {
-      const vnode1 = h("i.i.am.horse");
-      const vnode2 = h("i.i.am");
-      patch(vnode0, vnode1);
-      elm = patch(vnode1, vnode2).elm;
-      expect(elm.classList.contains("i")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(elm.classList.contains("am")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(!elm.classList.contains("horse")).toBeTruthy();
-    });
-
     test("changes an elements props", function() {
       const vnode1 = h("a", { props: { src: "http://other/" } });
       const vnode2 = h("a", { props: { src: "http://localhost/" } });