diff --git a/src/html.rs b/src/html.rs
index d196082..20a9aa6 100644
--- a/src/html.rs
+++ b/src/html.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ pub fn simplify(document: &mut Html, lang: &str) {
 
     remove_empty_sections(document);
 
-    remove_empty(document);
+    expand_empty(document);
 
     remove_non_element_nodes(document);
 
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ fn remove_toplevel_whitespace(document: &mut Html) {
     remove_ids(document, to_remove.drain(..));
 }
 
-fn remove_empty(document: &mut Html) {
+/// Expand elements that contain no text or only whitespace, leaving only their contents.
+fn expand_empty(document: &mut Html) {
     let mut to_remove = Vec::new();
 
     for el in document
@@ -318,7 +319,9 @@ fn remove_empty(document: &mut Html) {
         }
     }
 
-    remove_ids(document, to_remove.drain(..));
+    for id in to_remove.drain(..) {
+        expand_id(document, id);
+    }
 }
 
 fn remove_empty_sections(document: &mut Html) {
diff --git a/tests/data/Q748282-en/output.html b/tests/data/Q748282-en/output.html
index b98dbba..1ec2e31 100644
--- a/tests/data/Q748282-en/output.html
+++ b/tests/data/Q748282-en/output.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 <li>Chatyr-Dag yayla</li>
 <li>Dologorukovskaya (Subatkan) yayla</li>
 <li>Demirci yayla</li>
-<li>Qarabiy yayla</li></ul><h2>Highest peaks</h2><p>The Crimea's highest peak is the Roman-Kosh (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Роман-Кош</span>; Russian: <span lang="ru">Роман-Кош</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Roman Qoş</span>) on the Babugan Yayla at 1,545 metres (5,069ft). Other important peaks over 1,200 metres include:</p><ul><li>Demir-Kapu (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Демір-Капу</span>, Russian: <span lang="ru">Демир-Капу</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Demir Qapı</span>) 1,540 m in the Babugan Yayla;</li>
+<li>Qarabiy yayla</li></ul><h2>Highest peaks</h2><p>The Crimea's highest peak is the Roman-Kosh (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Роман-Кош</span>; Russian: <span lang="ru">Роман-Кош</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Roman Qoş</span>) on the Babugan Yayla at 1,545 metres (5,069&nbsp;ft). Other important peaks over 1,200 metres include:</p><ul><li>Demir-Kapu (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Демір-Капу</span>, Russian: <span lang="ru">Демир-Капу</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Demir Qapı</span>) 1,540 m in the Babugan Yayla;</li>
 <li>Zeytin-Kosh (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Зейтин-Кош</span>; Russian: <span lang="ru">Зейтин-Кош</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Zeytün Qoş</span>) 1,537 m in the Babugan Yayla;</li>
 <li>Kemal-Egerek (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Кемаль-Егерек</span>, Russian: <span lang="ru">Кемаль-Эгерек</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Kemal Egerek</span>) 1,529 m in the Babugan Yayla;</li>
 <li>Eklizi-Burun (Ukrainian: <span lang="uk">Еклізі-Бурун</span>, Russian: <span lang="ru">Эклизи-Бурун</span>, Crimean Tatar: <span lang="crh">Eklizi Burun</span>) 1,527 m in the Chatyrdag Yayla;</li>