diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pretty-text/engines/discourse-markdown/d-wrap.js b/app/assets/javascripts/pretty-text/engines/discourse-markdown/d-wrap.js
index 73dd3ca26cc..37f42df99f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pretty-text/engines/discourse-markdown/d-wrap.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pretty-text/engines/discourse-markdown/d-wrap.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const inlineRule = {
       token.content = content;
     }
 
-    token = state.push("wrap_close", "span", -1);
+    state.push("wrap_close", "span", -1);
     return true;
   }
 };