diff --git a/lib/xast.js b/lib/xast.js
index 4b9d4960..49edf692 100644
--- a/lib/xast.js
+++ b/lib/xast.js
@@ -39,22 +39,6 @@ const matches = (node, selector) => {
 };
 exports.matches = matches;
 
-/**
- * @type {(node: XastChild, name: string) => null | XastChild}
- */
-const closestByName = (node, name) => {
-  let currentNode = node;
-  while (currentNode) {
-    if (currentNode.type === 'element' && currentNode.name === name) {
-      return currentNode;
-    }
-    // @ts-ignore parentNode is hidden from public usage
-    currentNode = currentNode.parentNode;
-  }
-  return null;
-};
-exports.closestByName = closestByName;
-
 const visitSkip = Symbol();
 exports.visitSkip = visitSkip;
 
diff --git a/plugins/removeHiddenElems.js b/plugins/removeHiddenElems.js
index a8499e24..16140f4a 100644
--- a/plugins/removeHiddenElems.js
+++ b/plugins/removeHiddenElems.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const {
+  visit,
+  visitSkip,
   querySelector,
-  closestByName,
   detachNodeFromParent,
 } = require('../lib/xast.js');
 const { collectStylesheet, computeStyle } = require('../lib/style.js');
@@ -67,6 +68,30 @@ exports.fn = (root, params) => {
   } = params;
   const stylesheet = collectStylesheet(root);
 
+  visit(root, {
+    element: {
+      enter: (node, parentNode) => {
+        // transparent element inside clipPath still affect clipped elements
+        if (node.name === 'clipPath') {
+          return visitSkip;
+        }
+        const computedStyle = computeStyle(stylesheet, node);
+        // opacity="0"
+        //
+        // https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/masking.html#ObjectAndGroupOpacityProperties
+        if (
+          opacity0 &&
+          computedStyle.opacity &&
+          computedStyle.opacity.type === 'static' &&
+          computedStyle.opacity.value === '0'
+        ) {
+          detachNodeFromParent(node, parentNode);
+          return;
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
   return {
     element: {
       enter: (node, parentNode) => {
@@ -102,21 +127,6 @@ exports.fn = (root, params) => {
           return;
         }
 
-        // opacity="0"
-        //
-        // https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/masking.html#ObjectAndGroupOpacityProperties
-        if (
-          opacity0 &&
-          computedStyle.opacity &&
-          computedStyle.opacity.type === 'static' &&
-          computedStyle.opacity.value === '0' &&
-          // transparent element inside clipPath still affect clipped elements
-          closestByName(node, 'clipPath') == null
-        ) {
-          detachNodeFromParent(node, parentNode);
-          return;
-        }
-
         // Circles with zero radius
         //
         // https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/shapes.html#CircleElementRAttribute