diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index c8d673d56..7bccca901 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
 					// Deserialize a standard representation
 					tag = ( rtagName.exec( elem ) || ["", ""] )[ 1 ].toLowerCase();
 					wrap = wrapMap[ tag ] || wrapMap._default;
-					tmp.innerHTML = wrap[ 1 ] + elem.replace( rxhtmlTag, "<$1></$2>" ) + ( wrap[ 2 ] || "" );
+					tmp.innerHTML = wrap[ 1 ] + elem.replace( rxhtmlTag, "<$1></$2>" );
 
 					// Descend through wrappers to the right content
 					j = wrap[0];