diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.test.tsx b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.test.tsx
index 20e16bfa46..002f564ecb 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.test.tsx
@@ -168,6 +168,56 @@ describe('Rendering', () => {
   )
 
   describe('`renderProps`', () => {
+    it(
+      'should be possible to render using as={Fragment}',
+      suppressConsoleLogs(async () => {
+        render(
+          <Tab.Group>
+            <Tab.List>
+              <Tab as={React.Fragment}>
+                <button>Tab 1</button>
+              </Tab>
+              <Tab>Tab 2</Tab>
+              <Tab>Tab 3</Tab>
+            </Tab.List>
+
+            <Tab.Panels>
+              <Tab.Panel>Content 1</Tab.Panel>
+              <Tab.Panel>Content 2</Tab.Panel>
+              <Tab.Panel>Content 3</Tab.Panel>
+            </Tab.Panels>
+          </Tab.Group>
+        )
+
+        assertTabs({ active: 0, tabContents: 'Tab 1', panelContents: 'Content 1' })
+      })
+    )
+
+    it(
+      'should be possible to render using multiple as={Fragment}',
+      suppressConsoleLogs(async () => {
+        render(
+          <Tab.Group>
+            <Tab.List>
+              <Tab as={React.Fragment}>
+                <button>Tab 1</button>
+              </Tab>
+              <Tab as={React.Fragment}>
+                <button>Tab 2</button>
+              </Tab>
+            </Tab.List>
+
+            <Tab.Panels>
+              <Tab.Panel>Content 1</Tab.Panel>
+              <Tab.Panel>Content 2</Tab.Panel>
+            </Tab.Panels>
+          </Tab.Group>
+        )
+
+        assertTabs({ active: 0, tabContents: 'Tab 1', panelContents: 'Content 1' })
+      })
+    )
+
     it(
       'should expose the `selectedIndex` on the `Tab.Group` component',
       suppressConsoleLogs(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index a34ce3dc97..7b8ec5f014 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ enum ActionTypes {
 
   RegisterPanel,
   UnregisterPanel,
-
-  ForceRerender,
 }
 
 type Actions =
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ type Actions =
   | { type: ActionTypes.UnregisterTab; tab: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null> }
   | { type: ActionTypes.RegisterPanel; panel: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null> }
   | { type: ActionTypes.UnregisterPanel; panel: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null> }
-  | { type: ActionTypes.ForceRerender }
 
 let reducers: {
   [P in ActionTypes]: (
@@ -110,9 +107,6 @@ let reducers: {
   [ActionTypes.UnregisterPanel](state, action) {
     return { ...state, panels: state.panels.filter((panel) => panel !== action.panel) }
   },
-  [ActionTypes.ForceRerender](state) {
-    return { ...state }
-  },
 }
 
 let TabsSSRContext = createContext<MutableRefObject<{ tabs: string[]; panels: string[] }> | null>(
@@ -154,7 +148,6 @@ let TabsActionsContext = createContext<{
   registerTab(tab: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>): () => void
   registerPanel(panel: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>): () => void
   change(index: number): void
-  forceRerender(): void
 } | null>(null)
 TabsActionsContext.displayName = 'TabsActionsContext'
 
@@ -229,9 +222,6 @@ let Tabs = forwardRefWithAs(function Tabs<TTag extends ElementType = typeof DEFA
         dispatch({ type: ActionTypes.RegisterPanel, panel })
         return () => dispatch({ type: ActionTypes.UnregisterPanel, panel })
       },
-      forceRerender() {
-        dispatch({ type: ActionTypes.ForceRerender })
-      },
       change(index: number) {
         if (realSelectedIndex.current !== index) {
           onChangeRef.current(index)
@@ -335,10 +325,7 @@ let TabRoot = forwardRefWithAs(function Tab<TTag extends ElementType = typeof DE
   let SSRContext = useSSRTabsCounter('Tab')
 
   let internalTabRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null)
-  let tabRef = useSyncRefs(internalTabRef, ref, (element) => {
-    if (!element) return
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => actions.forceRerender())
-  })
+  let tabRef = useSyncRefs(internalTabRef, ref)
 
   useIsoMorphicEffect(() => actions.registerTab(internalTabRef), [actions, internalTabRef])
 
@@ -492,10 +479,7 @@ let Panel = forwardRefWithAs(function Panel<TTag extends ElementType = typeof DE
 
   let id = `headlessui-tabs-panel-${useId()}`
   let internalPanelRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null)
-  let panelRef = useSyncRefs(internalPanelRef, ref, (element) => {
-    if (!element) return
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => actions.forceRerender())
-  })
+  let panelRef = useSyncRefs(internalPanelRef, ref)
 
   useIsoMorphicEffect(() => actions.registerPanel(internalPanelRef), [actions, internalPanelRef])