diff --git a/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.js b/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.js
index 23ae7214..ff043972 100644
--- a/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.js
+++ b/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function _getPrototypeOf(o) {
           _this.dispatchCustomEvent('joomla.alert.closed');
 
           if (element) {
-            element.remove();
+            element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
           } else {
             _this.remove();
           }
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function _getPrototypeOf(o) {
 
         if (button) {
           button.removeEventListener('click', this);
-          button.remove();
+          button.parentNode.removeChild(button);
         }
       }
       /* Method to get the translated text */
diff --git a/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.min.js b/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.min.js
index 3dc4efa4..1d2d1183 100644
--- a/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.min.js
+++ b/dist/js/joomla-alert-es5.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/dist/js/joomla-alert.js b/dist/js/joomla-alert.js
index da0613ed..09840b08 100644
--- a/dist/js/joomla-alert.js
+++ b/dist/js/joomla-alert.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       this.addEventListener('transitionend', () => {
         this.dispatchCustomEvent('joomla.alert.closed');
         if (element) {
-          element.remove();
+          element.parentNode.removeChild(element)
         } else {
           this.remove();
         }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       const button = this.querySelector('button');
       if (button) {
         button.removeEventListener('click', this);
-        button.remove();
+        button.parentNode.removeChild(button)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/dist/js/joomla-alert.min.js b/dist/js/joomla-alert.min.js
index 559ba7c5..cee69a99 100644
--- a/dist/js/joomla-alert.min.js
+++ b/dist/js/joomla-alert.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert-es5.js b/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert-es5.js
index 23ae7214..ff043972 100644
--- a/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert-es5.js
+++ b/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert-es5.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function _getPrototypeOf(o) {
           _this.dispatchCustomEvent('joomla.alert.closed');
 
           if (element) {
-            element.remove();
+            element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
           } else {
             _this.remove();
           }
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         if (button) {
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-          button.remove();
+          button.parentNode.removeChild(button);
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index 3dc4efa4..1d2d1183 100644
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diff --git a/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert.js b/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert.js
index da0613ed..09840b08 100644
--- a/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert.js
+++ b/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
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         if (element) {
-          element.remove();
+          element.parentNode.removeChild(element)
         } else {
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         }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
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-        button.remove();
+        button.parentNode.removeChild(button)
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index 559ba7c5..cee69a99 100644
--- a/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert.min.js
+++ b/docs/_media/js/joomla-alert.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/src/js/alert/alert.js b/src/js/alert/alert.js
index da0613ed..5aeaa8a5 100644
--- a/src/js/alert/alert.js
+++ b/src/js/alert/alert.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       this.addEventListener('transitionend', () => {
         this.dispatchCustomEvent('joomla.alert.closed');
         if (element) {
-          element.remove();
+          element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
         } else {
           this.remove();
         }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       const button = this.querySelector('button');
       if (button) {
         button.removeEventListener('click', this);
-        button.remove();
+        button.parentNode.removeChild(button);
       }
     }