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 59a812fd8d7..3012f2cd79b 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
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
         // If the end container was fully selected, extractContents may have
         // emptied it without removing it. Ensure it's gone.
         const isRemovableInvisible = (node, noBlocks = true) =>
-            !isVisible(node, noBlocks) && !isUnremovable(node) && node.nodeName !== 'A';
+            !isVisible(node, noBlocks) && !isUnremovable(node);
         const endIsStart = end === start;
         while (end && isRemovableInvisible(end, false) && !end.contains(range.endContainer)) {
             const parent = end.parentNode;
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
index d00c4d0f2da..569e4ac4512 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
@@ -1285,6 +1285,15 @@ describe('Copy and paste', () => {
                     contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="https://boom.com">boom[].com</a>d</p>',
                 });
             });
+            it('should paste and transform URL over the existing url', async () => {
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<p>ab[<a href="http://www.xyz.com">http://www.xyz.com</a>]cd</p>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => {
+                        await pasteText(editor, 'https://www.xyz.xdc ');
+                    },
+                    contentAfter: '<p>ab<a href="https://www.xyz.xdc">https://www.xyz.xdc</a> []cd</p>',
+                });
+            });
         });
         describe('range not collapsed', async () => {
             it('should paste and transform an URL in a p', async () => {