diff --git a/src/js/easymde.js b/src/js/easymde.js
index bfa1a7b..003afc9 100644
--- a/src/js/easymde.js
+++ b/src/js/easymde.js
@@ -2743,19 +2743,24 @@ EasyMDE.prototype.getState = function () {
 EasyMDE.prototype.toTextArea = function () {
     var cm = this.codemirror;
     var wrapper = cm.getWrapperElement();
+    var easyMDEContainer = wrapper.parentNode;
 
-    if (wrapper.parentNode) {
+    if (easyMDEContainer) {
         if (this.gui.toolbar) {
-            wrapper.parentNode.removeChild(this.gui.toolbar);
+            easyMDEContainer.removeChild(this.gui.toolbar);
         }
         if (this.gui.statusbar) {
-            wrapper.parentNode.removeChild(this.gui.statusbar);
+            easyMDEContainer.removeChild(this.gui.statusbar);
         }
         if (this.gui.sideBySide) {
-            wrapper.parentNode.removeChild(this.gui.sideBySide);
+            easyMDEContainer.removeChild(this.gui.sideBySide);
         }
     }
 
+    // Unwrap easyMDEcontainer before codemirror toTextArea() call
+    easyMDEContainer.parentNode.insertBefore(wrapper, easyMDEContainer);
+    easyMDEContainer.remove();
+
     cm.toTextArea();
 
     if (this.autosaveTimeoutId) {