diff --git a/latex/citation-style-language-cite.sty b/latex/citation-style-language-cite.sty
index 5bb57c7b..8e20b5c5 100644
--- a/latex/citation-style-language-cite.sty
+++ b/latex/citation-style-language-cite.sty
@@ -246,10 +246,7 @@
     \tl_clear:N \l__csl_cite_prefix_tl
     \tl_clear:N \l__csl_cite_suffix_tl
     \tl_if_empty:nF {#1}
-      {
-        \tl_set:Nn \l__csl_cite_prefix_tl {#1}
-        \tl_put_right:NV \l__csl_cite_prefix_tl \l__csl_prefix_separator_tl
-      }
+      { \tl_set:Nn \l__csl_cite_prefix_tl {#1} }
     \tl_if_empty:nF {#2}
       {
         \tl_if_in:nnTF {#2} { = }
@@ -257,10 +254,7 @@
           {
             \regex_match:nnTF { \d+ } {#2}
               { \__csl_set_locator:nn { page } {#2} }
-              {
-                \tl_set:Nn \l__csl_cite_suffix_tl {#2}
-                \tl_put_left:NV \l__csl_cite_suffix_tl \l__csl_suffix_separator_tl
-              }
+              { \tl_set:Nn \l__csl_cite_suffix_tl {#2} }
           }
       }
     % The affixes are treated as cite item affixes in a multi-cite command
diff --git a/latex/citation-style-language.sty b/latex/citation-style-language.sty
index f54f8d0e..609b54df 100644
--- a/latex/citation-style-language.sty
+++ b/latex/citation-style-language.sty
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
 \tl_new:N \l__csl_locale_tl
 \bool_new:N \l__csl_back_ref_bool
 \str_new:N \l__csl_back_ref_type_str
-% Citation formatting
-\tl_new:N \l__csl_prefix_separator_tl
-\tl_new:N \l__csl_suffix_separator_tl
 % Bibliography formatting
 \tl_new:N \bibsection
 \tl_new:N \l__csl_bib_font_tl
@@ -105,9 +102,6 @@
     backref .choices:nn =
       { true, page, section, false }
       { \exp_args:NV \__csl_set_back_ref:n \l_keys_choice_tl } ,
-    % Citation formatting
-    prefix-separator .tl_set:N = \l__csl_prefix_separator_tl ,
-    suffix-separator .tl_set:N = \l__csl_suffix_separator_tl ,
     % Bibliography formatting
     bib-section .tl_set:N = \bibsection ,
     bib-font .tl_set:N = \l__csl_bib_font_tl ,
@@ -139,8 +133,6 @@
 \keys_set:nn { csl }
   {
     backref = false ,
-    prefix-separator = { ~ } ,
-    suffix-separator = { , ~ } ,
     bib-entry-page-break = true ,
     bib-par-indent = { \parindent } ,
     bib-hang = { 1 em } ,