diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji.js b/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji.js
index 42e5c02276..dafcc36fdd 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 									 */
 									while( node.nextSibling && 3 === node.nextSibling.nodeType ) {
 										node.nodeValue = node.nodeValue + node.nextSibling.nodeValue;
-										node.parentNode.removedChild( node.nextSibling );
+										node.parentNode.removeChild( node.nextSibling );
 									}
 								}