diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js b/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
index 750de38f4e..563ef5967c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
@@ -28,25 +28,10 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 	'use strict';
 
 	var views = {},
-		instances = {},
-		textarea = document.createElement( 'textarea' );
+		instances = {};
 
 	wp.mce = wp.mce || {};
 
-	/**
-	 * Decode HTML entities in a givin string.
-	 *
-	 * @param {String} html The string to decode.
-	 */
-	function decodeHTML( html ) {
-		textarea.innerHTML = html;
-		html = textarea.value;
-
-		textarea.innerHTML = textarea.value = '';
-
-		return html;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * wp.mce.views
 	 *
@@ -104,7 +89,7 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 		 * @param {String} content The string to scan.
 		 */
 		setMarkers: function( content ) {
-			var pieces = [ { content: decodeHTML( content ) } ],
+			var pieces = [ { content: content } ],
 				self = this,
 				current;