diff --git a/src/text-editor-component.js b/src/text-editor-component.js
index d9f784d70..0d428089b 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-component.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-component.js
@@ -3427,14 +3427,17 @@ class LineNumberComponent {
         this.element.style.marginTop = ''
       }
     }
+
     if (this.props.number !== number) {
-      if (number) {
-        this.element.insertBefore(nodePool.getTextNode(number), this.element.firstChild)
-      } else {
+      if (this.props.number != null) {
         const numberNode = this.element.firstChild
         numberNode.remove()
         nodePool.release(numberNode)
       }
+
+      if (number != null) {
+        this.element.insertBefore(nodePool.getTextNode(number), this.element.firstChild);
+      }
     }
 
     this.props = props