diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js b/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
index c14b32aeee..3f3105b9e8 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
             'lang_edx': 'js/src/lang_edx',
 
             // externally hosted files
-            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': [
                 // youtube URL does not end in '.js'. We add '?noext' to the path so
                 // that require.js adds the '.js' to the query component of the URL,
diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
index f5aa089b04..c8883aa636 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             'domReady': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/domReady',
             'URI': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/URI.min',
             'mock-ajax': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/mock-ajax',
-            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': '//www.youtube.com/player_api?noext',
             'js/src/ajax_prefix': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/src/ajax_prefix',
             'js/spec/test_utils': 'js/spec/test_utils'
diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js
index 34ff4ace8f..1ec74434d6 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             'draggabilly': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/draggabilly',
             'domReady': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/domReady',
             'URI': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/URI.min',
-            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': '//www.youtube.com/player_api?noext',
             'js/src/ajax_prefix': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/src/ajax_prefix'
         },
diff --git a/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js b/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js
index ae65fbaf59..718d67a73e 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ if (typeof MathJax === 'undefined') {
             explorer: true
         }
     };
-    vendorScript.src = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG';
+    vendorScript.src = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML';
     document.body.appendChild(vendorScript);
 }
diff --git a/common/templates/mathjax_include.html b/common/templates/mathjax_include.html
index d736d01b8e..285c96c691 100644
--- a/common/templates/mathjax_include.html
+++ b/common/templates/mathjax_include.html
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@
 <!-- This must appear after all mathjax-config blocks, so it is after the imports from the other templates.
      It can't be run through static.url because MathJax uses crazy url introspection to do lazy loading of
      MathJax extension libraries -->
-<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML"></script>
 %endif
diff --git a/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js b/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js
index 787591b083..77f73cb4d2 100644
--- a/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             'squire': 'common/js/vendor/Squire',
             'jasmine-imagediff': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jasmine-imagediff',
             'domReady': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/domReady',
-            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.5/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': '//www.youtube.com/player_api?noext',
             'js/src/ajax_prefix': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/src/ajax_prefix',
             'js/instructor_dashboard/student_admin': 'js/instructor_dashboard/student_admin',