diff --git a/src/output_xhtml.cpp b/src/output_xhtml.cpp
index 3fbc33907a..963bd490ca 100644
--- a/src/output_xhtml.cpp
+++ b/src/output_xhtml.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ XHTMLStream & XHTMLStream::operator<<(EndTag const & etag)
 	if (etag.tag_ == tag_stack_.back().tag_) {
 		// output it...
 		os_ << etag.asEndTag();
-		cr();
 		// ...and forget about it
 		tag_stack_.pop_back();
 		return *this;
@@ -424,14 +423,12 @@ XHTMLStream & XHTMLStream::operator<<(EndTag const & etag)
 		TagStack fontstack;
 		while (curtag.tag_ != etag.tag_) {
 			os_ << curtag.asEndTag();
-			cr();
 			fontstack.push_back(curtag);
 			tag_stack_.pop_back();
 			curtag = tag_stack_.back();
 		}
 		// now close our tag...
 		os_ << etag.asEndTag();
-		cr();
 		tag_stack_.pop_back();
 
 		// ...and restore the other tags.