diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index 888c9f33c..8b338a5b4 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 							dataType: "script"
 						});
 					} else {
-						jQuery.globalEval( ( elem.text || elem.textContent || elem.innerHTML || "" ).replace( rcleanScript, "/*$0*/" ) );
+						jQuery.globalEval( ( elem.text || elem.textContent || elem.innerHTML || "" ).replace( rcleanScript, "" ) );
 					}
 
 					if ( elem.parentNode ) {