Index: typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/htmlarea-gecko.js
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--- typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/htmlarea-gecko.js	(révision 8886)
+++ typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/htmlarea-gecko.js	(copie de travail)
@@ -377,9 +377,7 @@
 		} else {
 			range.setStartBefore(startSpan);
 		}
-		parent = startSpan.parentNode;
 		HTMLArea.removeFromParent(startSpan);
-		parent.normalize();
 	} else {
 			// For some reason, the startSpan was removed or its id attribute was removed so that it cannot be retrieved
 		range.setStart(this._doc.body, 0);
@@ -392,9 +390,7 @@
 		} else {
 			range.setEndBefore(endSpan);
 		}
-		parent = endSpan.parentNode;
 		HTMLArea.removeFromParent(endSpan);
-		parent.normalize();
 	} else {
 		range.collapse(true);
 	}