diff --git a/src/js/contentscript.js b/src/js/contentscript.js
index 8d8d5edd0..5791f81de 100644
--- a/src/js/contentscript.js
+++ b/src/js/contentscript.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
     uBlock Origin - a browser extension to block requests.
-    Copyright (C) 2014-2017 Raymond Hill
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Raymond Hill
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -356,8 +356,11 @@ vAPI.injectScriptlet = function(doc, text) {
         (doc.head || doc.documentElement).appendChild(script);
     } catch (ex) {
     }
-    if ( script && script.parentNode ) {
-        script.parentNode.removeChild(script);
+    if ( script ) {
+        if ( script.parentNode ) {
+            script.parentNode.removeChild(script);
+        }
+        script.textContent = '';
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js b/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js
index b12825dea..486cd58d9 100644
--- a/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js
+++ b/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@
                         (d.head || d.documentElement).appendChild(script);
                     } catch (ex) {
                     }
-                    if ( script && script.parentNode ) {
-                        script.parentNode.removeChild(script);
+                    if ( script ) {
+                        if ( script.parentNode ) {
+                            script.parentNode.removeChild(script);
+                        }
+                        script.textContent = '';
                     }
                 };
                 injectScriptlets(document);