diff --git a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/wp-tinymce-schema.js b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/wp-tinymce-schema.js
index 94dbc23d10..e2a05d8791 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/wp-tinymce-schema.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/wp-tinymce-schema.js
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 			elements.img.attributesDefault = [{name: 'alt', value: ''}];
 
 			// Remove these if they are empty by default
-			each(split('ol,ul,sub,sup,blockquote,span,font,a,table,tbody,tr,strong,em,b,i'), function(name) {
+			each(split('ol,ul,sub,sup,blockquote,span,font,a,table,tbody,tr'), function(name) {
 				if (elements[name]) {
 					elements[name].removeEmpty = true;
 				}