diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/svg_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/svg_highlight_rules.js
index ff03a8d3..25722d72 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/svg_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/svg_highlight_rules.js
@@ -34,28 +34,13 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
 var oop = require("../lib/oop");
 var JavaScriptHighlightRules = require("./javascript_highlight_rules").JavaScriptHighlightRules;
 var XmlHighlightRules = require("./xml_highlight_rules").XmlHighlightRules;
-var xmlUtil = require("./xml_util");
 
 var SvgHighlightRules = function() {
     XmlHighlightRules.call(this);
 
-    this.$rules.start.splice(3, 0, {
-        token : "meta.tag",
-        regex : "<(?=script)",
-        next : "script"
-    });
-    
-    xmlUtil.tag(this.$rules, "script", "js-start");
-    
-    this.embedRules(JavaScriptHighlightRules, "js-", [{
-        token: "comment",
-        regex: "\\/\\/.*(?=<\\/script>)",
-        next: "tag"
-    }, {
-        token: "meta.tag",
-        regex: "<\\/(?=script)",
-        next: "tag"
-    }]);
+    this.embedTagRules(JavaScriptHighlightRules, "js-", "script");
+
+    this.normalizeRules();
 };
 
 oop.inherits(SvgHighlightRules, XmlHighlightRules);