diff --git a/mixins.less b/mixins.less
index cc69d750eb04..79d889219f10 100644
--- a/mixins.less
+++ b/mixins.less
@@ -575,13 +575,13 @@
   .core (@gridColumnWidth, @gridGutterWidth) {
 
     .spanX (@index) when (@index > 0) {
-      (~".span@{index}") { .span(@index); }
+      .span@{index} { .span(@index); }
       .spanX(@index - 1);
     }
     .spanX (0) {}
 
     .offsetX (@index) when (@index > 0) {
-      (~".offset@{index}") { .offset(@index); }
+      .offset@{index} { .offset(@index); }
       .offsetX(@index - 1);
     }
     .offsetX (0) {}
@@ -620,14 +620,14 @@
   .fluid (@fluidGridColumnWidth, @fluidGridGutterWidth) {
 
     .spanX (@index) when (@index > 0) {
-      (~".span@{index}") { .span(@index); }
+      .span@{index} { .span(@index); }
       .spanX(@index - 1);
     }
     .spanX (0) {}
 
     .offsetX (@index) when (@index > 0) {
-      (~'.offset@{index}') { .offset(@index); }
-      (~'.offset@{index}:first-child') { .offsetFirstChild(@index); }
+      .offset@{index} { .offset(@index); }
+      .offset@{index}:first-child { .offsetFirstChild(@index); }
       .offsetX(@index - 1);
     }
     .offsetX (0) {}
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
   .input(@gridColumnWidth, @gridGutterWidth) {
 
     .spanX (@index) when (@index > 0) {
-      (~"input.span@{index}, textarea.span@{index}, .uneditable-input.span@{index}") { .span(@index); }
+      input.span@{index}, textarea.span@{index}, .uneditable-input.span@{index} { .span(@index); }
       .spanX(@index - 1);
     }
     .spanX (0) {}
@@ -699,5 +699,4 @@
     .spanX (@gridColumns);
 
   }
-
 }