diff --git a/lib/jquery/assert_select.rb b/lib/jquery/assert_select.rb
index 22447b46..7cdf8fdc 100644
--- a/lib/jquery/assert_select.rb
+++ b/lib/jquery/assert_select.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def assert_select_jquery(*args, &block)
 
         pattern = "\\.#{jquery_method || '\\w+'}\\("
         pattern = "#{pattern}['\"]#{jquery_opt}['\"],?\\s*" if jquery_opt
-        pattern = "#{pattern}#{PATTERN_HTML}" if block
+        pattern = "#{pattern}#{PATTERN_HTML}"
         pattern = "(?:jQuery|\\$)\\(['\"]#{id}['\"]\\)#{pattern}" if id
 
         fragments = []
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ def unescape_js(js_string)
 
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end