diff --git a/src/TexVC/MMLmappings/BaseParsing.php b/src/TexVC/MMLmappings/BaseParsing.php
index 8386bbd43..b72fe31ff 100644
--- a/src/TexVC/MMLmappings/BaseParsing.php
+++ b/src/TexVC/MMLmappings/BaseParsing.php
@@ -486,12 +486,11 @@ class BaseParsing {
 			case "bmod":
 				$mo = new MMLmo( "", [ "lspace" => Sizes::THICKMATHSPACE, "rspace" => Sizes::THICKMATHSPACE ] );
 				$mmlRow = new MMLmrow( TexClass::ORD );
-				$mstyle = new MMLmstyle( "", [ "scriptlevel" => "0" ] );
 				$mspace = new MMLmspace( "", [ "width" => "0.167em" ] );
 				$inner = $node->getArg() instanceof TexNode ?
 					$mmlRow->encapsulateRaw( $node->getArg()->renderMML() ) : "";
 				return $mmlRow->encapsulateRaw( $mo->encapsulate( "mod" ) .
-					$inner . $mmlRow->encapsulateRaw( $mstyle->encapsulateRaw( $mspace->getEmpty() ) ) );
+					$inner . $mmlRow->encapsulateRaw( $mspace->getEmpty() ) );
 			case "implies":
 				$mstyle = new MMLmstyle( "", [ "scriptlevel" => "0" ] );
 				$mspace = new MMLmspace( "", [ "width" => "0.278em" ] );
@@ -1018,11 +1017,9 @@ class BaseParsing {
 	}
 
 	public static function spacer( $node, $passedArgs, $operatorContent, $name, $withIn = null, $smth2 = null ) {
-		// var node = parser.create('node', 'mspace', [], { width: (0, lengths_js_1.em)(space) });
-		$mstyle = new MMLmstyle( "", [ "scriptlevel" => "0" ] );
 		$width  = MMLutil::round2em( $withIn );
 		$mspace = new MMLmspace( "", [ "width" => $width ] );
-		return $mstyle->encapsulateRaw( $mspace->encapsulate() );
+		return $mspace->encapsulate();
 	}
 
 	public static function smash( $node, $passedArgs, $operatorContent, $name ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/unit/TexVC/MMLRenderTest.php b/tests/phpunit/unit/TexVC/MMLRenderTest.php
index ad5fcfe11..95eeff15b 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/unit/TexVC/MMLRenderTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/unit/TexVC/MMLRenderTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ use MediaWikiUnitTestCase;
  * @covers \MediaWiki\Extension\Math\TexVC\TexVC
  */
 class MMLRenderTest extends MediaWikiUnitTestCase {
+	public function testSpacesNoMstyle() {
+		$input = "\bmod \, \!";
+		$mathMLtexVC = $this->generateMML( $input );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( "mspace", $mathMLtexVC );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( "mstyle", $mathMLtexVC );
+	}
 
 	public function testAlignLeft() {
 		$input = " \begin{align} f(x) & = (a+b)^2 \\ & = a^2+2ab+b^2 \\ \\end{align} ";
@@ -182,7 +188,6 @@ class MMLRenderTest extends MediaWikiUnitTestCase {
 	public function testRenderSpaceSemicolon() {
 		$input = "{\\;}";
 		$mathMLtexVC = $this->generateMML( $input );
-		$this->assertStringContainsString( "mstyle", $mathMLtexVC );
 		$this->assertStringContainsString( "mspace", $mathMLtexVC, );
 	}