diff --git a/compositors/SVGCompositor.js b/compositors/SVGCompositor.js
index bc78744..77f9e69 100644
--- a/compositors/SVGCompositor.js
+++ b/compositors/SVGCompositor.js
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ class SVGCompositor {
         var headerIndexEnd = spriteSVG.indexOf('?>');
         spriteSVG = spriteSVG.substring(headerIndexEnd + 2);
       }
+      
+      // Strip comments, if any.
+      spriteSVG = spriteSVG.replace(new RegExp('(<!--([^>]*)-->)', 'g'), '');
+			
+      // Strip Doctype, if any.
+      spriteSVG = spriteSVG.replace(new RegExp('(<!DOCTYPE([^>]*)">)', 'g'), '');
+			
+      //Strip Svg tag.
+      spriteSVG = spriteSVG.replace(new RegExp('(<svg([^>]*)">)|(</svg>)', 'g'), '');
 
       // Rename sprite ids to avoid clashing.
       spriteSVG = postsvg().use(renameId({pattern: 'sprite' + (++spriteId) + '_[id]'})).process(spriteSVG);