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index 69e757af2..3f8e8b996 100644
--- a/src/utils.domNodeDisposal.js
+++ b/src/utils.domNodeDisposal.js
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         if ((typeof jQuery == "function") && (typeof jQuery['cleanData'] == "function"))
             jQuery['cleanData']([node]);
+
+        // Also clear any immediate-child comment nodes, as these wouldn't have been found by
+        // node.getElementsByTagName("*") in cleanNode() (comment nodes aren't elements)
+        if (cleanableNodeTypesWithDescendants[node.nodeType])
+            cleanImmediateCommentTypeChildren(node);
+    }
+
+    function cleanImmediateCommentTypeChildren(nodeWithChildren) {
+        var child, nextChild = nodeWithChildren.firstChild;
+        while (child = nextChild) {
+            nextChild = child.nextSibling;
+            if (child.nodeType === 8)
+                cleanSingleNode(child);
+        }
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