Index: editor/_source/internals/fck_ie.js
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--- editor/_source/internals/fck_ie.js	(revision 3510)
+++ editor/_source/internals/fck_ie.js	(working copy)
@@ -172,7 +172,12 @@
 	oSel.createRange().pasteHTML( html ) ;
 
 	// Remove the fake node
-	FCK.EditorDocument.getElementById('__fakeFCKRemove__').removeNode( true ) ;
+	var fake = FCK.EditorDocument.getElementById('__fakeFCKRemove__') ;
+	// If the span is the only child of a node (so the inserted HTML is beyond that),
+	// remove also that parent that isn't needed. #1537
+	if (fake.parentNode.childNodes.length == 1) 
+		fake = fake.parentNode ;
+	fake.removeNode( true ) ;
 
 	FCKDocumentProcessor.Process( FCK.EditorDocument ) ;