diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 258b01e..8f4bf8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ TAGS
 _*
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
-playground
\ No newline at end of file
+playground
+*.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/svg.js b/src/svg.js
index 9d22f5b..2692420 100644
--- a/src/svg.js
+++ b/src/svg.js
@@ -2195,7 +2195,6 @@ Snap.parse = function (svg) {
             }
         }
     }
-    div.innerHTML = E;
     return new Fragment(f);
 };
 function Fragment(frag) {