diff --git a/src/manipulation/wrapMap.js b/src/manipulation/wrapMap.js
index a7b913c90..fdb430a03 100644
--- a/src/manipulation/wrapMap.js
+++ b/src/manipulation/wrapMap.js
@@ -6,20 +6,13 @@ var wrapMap = {
 	// Support: IE9
 	option: [ 1, "<select multiple='multiple'>", "</select>" ],
 
+	// XHTML parsers do not magically insert elements in the
+	// same way that tag soup parsers do. So we cannot shorten
+	// this by omitting <tbody> or other required elements.
 	thead: [ 1, "<table>", "</table>" ],
-
-	// Some of the following wrappers are not fully defined, because
-	// their parent elements (except for "table" element) could be omitted
-	// since browser parsers are smart enough to auto-insert them
-
-	// Auto-insert "colgroup" element
-	col: [ 2, "<table>", "</table>" ],
-
-	// Auto-insert "tbody" element
-	tr: [ 2, "<table>", "</table>" ],
-
-	// Auto-insert "tbody" and "tr" elements
-	td: [ 3, "<table>", "</table>" ],
+	col: [ 2, "<table><colgroup>", "</colgroup></table>" ],
+	tr: [ 2, "<table><tbody>", "</tbody></table>" ],
+	td: [ 3, "<table><tbody><tr>", "</tr></tbody></table>" ],
 
 	_default: [ 0, "", "" ]
 };