diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5003c84bfd9..2449007a51b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CKEditor 4 Changelog
 Fixed Issues:
 
 * [#8663](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/8663): Fixed [`element.renameNode()`](http://docs.ckeditor.com/#!/api/CKEDITOR.dom.element-method-renameNode) not clearing [`element.getName()`](http://docs.ckeditor.com/#!/api/CKEDITOR.dom.element-method-getName) cache.
+* [#11574](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/11574): Fixed *Backspace* destroying DOM structure if inline editable is placed in list item.
 
 ## CKEditor 4.3.3
 
diff --git a/plugins/list/plugin.js b/plugins/list/plugin.js
index 70f2639ea6f..8afb258ad43 100755
--- a/plugins/list/plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/list/plugin.js
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@
 					if ( !range || !range.collapsed )
 						return;
 
-					path = new CKEDITOR.dom.elementPath( range.startContainer );
 					var isBackspace = key == 8;
 					var editable = editor.editable();
 					var walker = new CKEDITOR.dom.walker( range.clone() );