diff --git a/packages/evasive-transform/src/transform-comment.js b/packages/evasive-transform/src/transform-comment.js
index 87df3ff237..99764b31ed 100644
--- a/packages/evasive-transform/src/transform-comment.js
+++ b/packages/evasive-transform/src/transform-comment.js
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export function transformComment(node, unmapLoc) {
     // ...strip extraneous comment whitespace
     .replace(/^\s+/gm, ' ')
     // ...replace HTML comments with a defanged version to pass SES restrictions.
-    .replace(HTML_COMMENT_START_RE, '<!\u{2010}-')
-    .replace(HTML_COMMENT_END_RE, '-\u{2010}>')
+    .replace(HTML_COMMENT_START_RE, '<!=-')
+    .replace(HTML_COMMENT_END_RE, '-=>')
     // ...replace import expressions with a defanged version to pass SES restrictions
     // (featuring homoglyphs for @kriskowal)
-    .replace(IMPORT_RE, 'im\u{440}ort$2')
+    .replace(IMPORT_RE, 'IMPORT$2')
     // ...replace end-of-comment markers
     .replace(/\*\//g, '*X/');
   if (unmapLoc) {
diff --git a/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.md b/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.md
index 7709d4d60b..94af869fa9 100644
--- a/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.md
+++ b/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.md
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 
 > Snapshot 1
 
-    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {imрort(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!‐- this should become less evil -‐> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
+    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {IMPORT(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!=- this should become less evil -=> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
 
 ## evadeCensor() - successful source transform w/ source map
 
 > Snapshot 1
 
-    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {imрort(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!‐- this should become less evil -‐> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
+    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {IMPORT(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!=- this should become less evil -=> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
 
 ## evadeCensor() - successful source transform w/ source map & source URL
 
 > Snapshot 1
 
-    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {imрort(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!‐- this should become less evil -‐> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
+    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {IMPORT(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!=- this should become less evil -=> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
 
 > Snapshot 2
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 
 > Snapshot 1
 
-    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {imрort(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!‐- this should become less evil -‐> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
+    '\'use strict\';var node_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {IMPORT(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!=- this should become less evil -=> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
 
 > Snapshot 2
 
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 
 > Snapshot 1
 
-    '\'use strict\';varnode_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {imрort(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!‐- this should become less evil -‐> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
+    '\'use strict\';varnode_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {IMPORT(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!=- this should become less evil -=> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
 
 ## evadeCensor() - successful source transform w/ source map, source URL & unmapping
 
 > Snapshot 1
 
-    '\'use strict\';varnode_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {imрort(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!‐- this should become less evil -‐> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
+    '\'use strict\';varnode_fs=require(\'node:fs\');/** * @returns {IMPORT(\'node:fs\').constants.F_OK} */function bambalam(){return node_fs.constants.F_OK;}/** * <!=- this should become less evil -=> */function monkey(){return true;}exports.bambalam=bambalam;exports.monkey=monkey;/*# sourceMappingURL=index.cjs.map*/'
 
 > Snapshot 2
 
diff --git a/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.snap b/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.snap
index bf397da7ea..391945013c 100644
Binary files a/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.snap and b/packages/evasive-transform/test/snapshots/test-evade-censor.js.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/evasive-transform/test/test-transform-comment.js b/packages/evasive-transform/test/test-transform-comment.js
index 0e0318ec5c..6a13033836 100644
--- a/packages/evasive-transform/test/test-transform-comment.js
+++ b/packages/evasive-transform/test/test-transform-comment.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test('transformComment() - defang HTML comment', async t => {
     value: '<!-- evil code -->',
   });
   transformComment(comment);
-  t.is(comment.value, '<!\u{2010}- evil code -\u{2010}>');
+  t.is(comment.value, '<!=- evil code -=>');
 });
 
 test('transformComment() - rewrite suspicious import(...)', async t => {
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ test('transformComment() - rewrite suspicious import(...)', async t => {
   transformComment(comment);
   t.regex(
     comment.value,
-    new RegExp(
-      "\\* @type \\{im\u{440}ort\\('c:\\\\My Documents\\\\user\\.js'\\)",
-    ),
+    new RegExp("\\* @type \\{IMPORT\\('c:\\\\My Documents\\\\user\\.js'\\)"),
   );
 });