diff --git a/static/application.js b/static/application.js
index 63d4e0b..1bb8df4 100644
--- a/static/application.js
+++ b/static/application.js
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ haste.prototype.removeLineNumbers = function() {
 // Load a document and show it
 haste.prototype.loadDocument = function(key) {
   // remove all code elements from the page
-  removeElementsByClass('code');
+  const elements = document.getElementsByTagName('code');
+  while(elements.length > 0){
+    elements[0].parentNode.removeChild(elements[0]);
+  }
   // Split the key up
   var parts = key.split('.', 2);
   // Ask for what we want