diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
index a79334a99b4..35350b6e88e 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
@@ -3761,7 +3761,8 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
                         td.remove();
                     }
                 }
-                for (const tr of tableClone.querySelectorAll('tr:not(:has(td))')) {
+                const trsWithoutTd = Array.from(tableClone.querySelectorAll('tr')).filter(row => !row.querySelector('td'));
+                for (const tr of trsWithoutTd) {
                     if (closestElement(tr, 'table') === tableClone) { // ignore nested
                         tr.remove();
                     }