Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/list/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/list/plugin.js	(revision 7548)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/list/plugin.js	(revision 7549)
@@ -836,10 +836,19 @@
 		}
 
-		// Remove any remaining empty path blocks.
+		// Remove any remaining empty path blocks at next line after merging.
 		while ( nextCursor.checkStartOfBlock() &&
 			 nextCursor.checkEndOfBlock() )
 		{
 			nextPath = new CKEDITOR.dom.elementPath( nextCursor.startContainer );
-			var nextBlock = nextPath.block;
+			var nextBlock = nextPath.block, parent;
+
+			// Check if also to remove empty list.
+			if ( nextBlock.is( 'li' ) )
+			{
+				parent = nextBlock.getParent();
+				if ( nextBlock.equals( parent.getLast( nonEmpty ) )
+						&& nextBlock.equals( parent.getFirst( nonEmpty ) ) )
+					nextBlock = parent;
+			}
 
 			nextCursor.moveToPosition( nextBlock, CKEDITOR.POSITION_BEFORE_START );