diff --git a/src/components/Popover/Popover.tsx b/src/components/Popover/Popover.tsx
index fa4b6abe3df..a2bc6b982ae 100644
--- a/src/components/Popover/Popover.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Popover/Popover.tsx
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ import {CloseSource, Pane, PopoverOverlay, Section} from './components';
 
 export {CloseSource};
 
-// keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements contains all elements that are valid in both HTML and SVG
-// HTMLOnlyJsxIntrinsicElementsKeys only the keys of HTML elements
-type FilteredKeys<T, U> = {[P in keyof T]: T[P] extends U ? P : never}[keyof T];
-type HTMLOnlyJsxIntrinsicElementsKeys = FilteredKeys<
-  JSX.IntrinsicElements,
-  React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>, HTMLElement>
->;
-
 export interface PopoverProps {
   /** The content to display inside the popover */
   children?: React.ReactNode;
@@ -34,7 +26,7 @@ export interface PopoverProps {
    * The element type to wrap the activator with
    * @default 'div'
    */
-  activatorWrapper?: HTMLOnlyJsxIntrinsicElementsKeys;
+  activatorWrapper?: string;
   /** Prevent automatic focus of the first field on activation */
   preventAutofocus?: boolean;
   /** Automatically add wrap content in a section */