diff --git a/mdx/incommon/edugain-policy.xml b/mdx/incommon/edugain-policy.xml
index 7183196e..5eb5189c 100644
--- a/mdx/incommon/edugain-policy.xml
+++ b/mdx/incommon/edugain-policy.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@
                 -->
                 <ref bean="stripAAMDUI"/>
 
+                <!--
+                    The following minor mutations don't rise to the level where
+                    they are explicitly documented in the policy wiki page.
+                -->
+                <ref bean="trimImportElementWhitespace"/>
+
                 <!--
                     *************************************
                     ***                               ***
@@ -344,7 +350,6 @@
                 -->
 
                 <ref bean="cleanImport"/>
-                <ref bean="trimImportElementWhitespace"/>
                 <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 <ref bean="checkSchemas"/>