diff --git a/src/js/common/dom.js b/src/js/common/dom.js
index 7b9fff31..e88d4bbd 100644
--- a/src/js/common/dom.js
+++ b/src/js/common/dom.js
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class DOM {
   removeEmpty(element) {
     const parent = element.parentElement
     const type = this.componentType(element)
-    const children = parent.getElementsByClassName('stage-' + type)
+    const children = parent.getElementsByClassName(`stage-${type}s`)
     this.remove(element)
     if (!children.length) {
       if (!this.isStage(parent)) {