diff --git a/packages/core/src/code-to-hast.ts b/packages/core/src/code-to-hast.ts
index 483f9821f..10039b793 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/code-to-hast.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/code-to-hast.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ export function codeToHast(
     tokens = codeToThemedTokens(
       internal,
       input,
-      {
-        ...options,
-        includeExplanation: false,
-      },
+      options,
     )
 
     const _theme = internal.getTheme(options.theme)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/code-to-tokens-themes.ts b/packages/core/src/code-to-tokens-themes.ts
index f32744b90..887e6a259 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/code-to-tokens-themes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/code-to-tokens-themes.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export function codeToTokensWithThemes(
     ...themes.map(t => codeToThemedTokens(internal, code, {
       ...options,
       theme: t.theme,
-      includeExplanation: false,
     })),
   )