diff --git a/includes/ckeditor.utils.js b/includes/ckeditor.utils.js
index a773087..f3bef9f 100644
--- a/includes/ckeditor.utils.js
+++ b/includes/ckeditor.utils.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ window.CKEDITOR_BASEPATH = Drupal.settings.ckeditor.editor_path;
       delete Drupal.ckeditorInstance;

     $("#" + textarea_id).val(CKEDITOR.instances[textarea_id].getData());
-    CKEDITOR.instances[textarea_id].destroy(true);
+    delete(CKEDITOR.instances[textarea_id]);

     $("#" + textarea_id).next(".grippie").css("display", "block");
   };