diff --git a/bin/__tests__/__snapshots__/build-sprite-string.test.js.snap b/bin/__tests__/__snapshots__/build-sprite-string.test.js.snap
index 8371f2e..e91b092 100644
--- a/bin/__tests__/__snapshots__/build-sprite-string.test.js.snap
+++ b/bin/__tests__/__snapshots__/build-sprite-string.test.js.snap
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`builds sprite correctly 1`] = `
-"<svg xmlns=\\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\\">
-<defs>
-<symbol id=\\"icon1\\" viewBox=\\"0 0 24 24\\">
-<line x1=\\"23\\" y1=\\"1\\" x2=\\"1\\" y2=\\"23\\"></line><line x1=\\"1\\" y1=\\"1\\" x2=\\"23\\" y2=\\"23\\"></line>
-</symbol>
-<symbol id=\\"icon2\\" viewBox=\\"0 0 24 24\\">
-<circle cx=\\"12\\" cy=\\"12\\" r=\\"11\\"></circle>
-</symbol>
-</defs>
-</svg>"
-`;
+exports[`builds sprite correctly 1`] = `"<svg xmlns=\\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\\"><defs><symbol id=\\"icon1\\" viewBox=\\"0 0 24 24\\"><line x1=\\"23\\" y1=\\"1\\" x2=\\"1\\" y2=\\"23\\"></line><line x1=\\"1\\" y1=\\"1\\" x2=\\"23\\" y2=\\"23\\"></line></symbol><symbol id=\\"icon2\\" viewBox=\\"0 0 24 24\\"><circle cx=\\"12\\" cy=\\"12\\" r=\\"11\\"></circle></symbol></defs></svg>"`;
diff --git a/bin/build-sprite-string.js b/bin/build-sprite-string.js
index fcea913..1dcaf6e 100644
--- a/bin/build-sprite-string.js
+++ b/bin/build-sprite-string.js
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 import defaultAttrs from '../src/default-attrs.json';
 
-const svgStartTag = `<svg xmlns="${defaultAttrs.xmlns}">\n<defs>\n`;
-const svgEndTag = '</defs>\n</svg>';
-
 /**
- * Renders the inner sprites as SVG Symbols
- * @param {object} icons the icons object
- * @returns {string} the rendered string with SVG symbols
+ * Build an SVG sprite string containing SVG symbols.
+ * @param {Object} icons
+ * @returns {string}
  */
 function buildSpriteString(icons) {
   const symbols = Object.keys(icons)
     .map(icon => toSvgSymbol(icon, icons[icon]))
     .join('');
 
-  return svgStartTag + symbols + svgEndTag;
+  return `<svg xmlns="${defaultAttrs.xmlns}"><defs>${symbols}</defs></svg>`;
 }
 
 /**
- * Renders a SVG symbol tag
- * @param {string} name The name of the icon
- * @param {string} contents The contents of the icon
- * @returns {string} the rendered SVG symbol
+ * Create an SVG symbol string.
+ * @param {string} name - Icon name
+ * @param {string} contents - SVG contents
+ * @returns {string}
  */
 function toSvgSymbol(name, contents) {
-  return `<symbol id="${name}" viewBox="${defaultAttrs.viewBox}">
-${contents}\n</symbol>\n`;
+  return `<symbol id="${name}" viewBox="${defaultAttrs.viewBox}">${
+    contents
+  }</symbol>`;
 }
 
 export default buildSpriteString;
diff --git a/bin/build-sprite.js b/bin/build-sprite.js
index b1a3b8e..1207b77 100644
--- a/bin/build-sprite.js
+++ b/bin/build-sprite.js
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ import path from 'path';
 import icons from '../dist/icons.json';
 import buildSpriteString from './build-sprite-string';
 
-const sprite = buildSpriteString(icons);
-
 const OUT_FILE = path.resolve(__dirname, '../dist/feather-sprite.svg');
 
 console.log(`Building ${OUT_FILE}`); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 
-fs.writeFile(OUT_FILE, sprite, err => {
-  if (err) throw err;
-});
+fs.writeFileSync(OUT_FILE, buildSpriteString(icons));