diff --git a/test/unit/selector.js b/test/unit/selector.js
index b8fab0824..065b1d763 100644
--- a/test/unit/selector.js
+++ b/test/unit/selector.js
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ test("id", function() {
 	t( "All Children of ID", "#foo > *", ["sndp", "en", "sap"] );
 	t( "All Children of ID with no children", "#firstUL > *", [] );
 	
-	jQuery('<a name="tName1">tName1 A</a><a name="tName2">tName2 A</a><div id="tName1">tName1 Div</div>').appendTo('#main');
+	var a = jQuery('<div><a name="tName1">tName1 A</a><a name="tName2">tName2 A</a><div id="tName1">tName1 Div</div></div>').appendTo('#main');
 	equals( jQuery("#tName1")[0].id, 'tName1', "ID selector with same value for a name attribute" );
 	equals( jQuery("#tName2").length, 0, "ID selector non-existing but name attribute on an A tag" );
+	a.remove();
+
 	t( "ID Selector on Form with an input that has a name of 'id'", "#lengthtest", ["lengthtest"] );
 	
 	t( "ID selector with non-existant ancestor", "#asdfasdf #foobar", [] ); // bug #986