diff --git a/app/javascript/utilities/gist.js b/app/javascript/utilities/gist.js
index bd9d5fa2a..fd7b06aa8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/utilities/gist.js
+++ b/app/javascript/utilities/gist.js
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ function getGistTags(nodes) {
 
 function loadEmbeddedGists(postscribe, gistTags) {
   for (const gistTag of gistTags) {
-    postscribe(gistTag, gistTag.firstElementChild.outerHTML, {
+    const gistWrapper = gistTag.firstElementChild;
+    postscribe(gistTag, gistWrapper.outerHTML, {
       beforeWrite(text) {
         return gistTag.childElementCount > 3 ? '' : text;
       },
     });
+    gistWrapper.remove();
   }
 }