diff --git a/apps/editor/src/__test__/unit/convertor.spec.ts b/apps/editor/src/__test__/unit/convertor.spec.ts
index 6bd84dd137..15ec956a20 100644
--- a/apps/editor/src/__test__/unit/convertor.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/editor/src/__test__/unit/convertor.spec.ts
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ describe('Convertor', () => {
         
         bar
 
-        <br>
+        &#32;
         baz
 
-        <br>
-        <br>
+        &#32;
+        &#32;
         qux
       `;
 
@@ -441,21 +441,21 @@ describe('Convertor', () => {
       const expected = source`
         foo
         
-        <br>
+        &#32;
         bar
 
-        <br>
-        <br>
+        &#32;
+        &#32;
         baz
 
-        <br>
+        &#32;
         qux
 
-        <br>
+        &#32;
         quux
 
-        <br>
-        <br>
+        &#32;
+        &#32;
         quuz
       `;
 
@@ -1062,36 +1062,6 @@ describe('Convertor', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should convert empty line between lists of wysiwig to <br>', () => {
-    const wwNodeJson = {
-      type: 'doc',
-      content: [
-        {
-          type: 'bulletList',
-          content: [
-            {
-              type: 'listItem',
-              content: [
-                { type: 'paragraph', content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'test_1' }] },
-                { type: 'paragraph', content: [] },
-              ],
-            },
-            {
-              type: 'listItem',
-              content: [{ type: 'paragraph', content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'test_2' }] }],
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      ],
-    };
-
-    const wwNode = Node.fromJSON(schema, wwNodeJson);
-
-    const result = convertor.toMarkdownText(wwNode);
-
-    expect(result).toBe(`* test\\_1\n<br>\n* test\\_2`);
-  });
-
   it('should escape the backslash, which is a plain chracter in the middle of a sentence', () => {
     const markdown = source`
       backslash \\in the middle of a sentence
diff --git a/apps/editor/src/convertors/toMarkdown/toMdNodeTypeWriters.ts b/apps/editor/src/convertors/toMarkdown/toMdNodeTypeWriters.ts
index 2cf7e16e0f..9ddbc8d2ed 100644
--- a/apps/editor/src/convertors/toMarkdown/toMdNodeTypeWriters.ts
+++ b/apps/editor/src/convertors/toMarkdown/toMdNodeTypeWriters.ts
@@ -81,16 +81,8 @@ export const nodeTypeWriters: ToMdNodeTypeWriterMap = {
       const emptyNode = node.childCount === 0;
 
       if (emptyNode && prevEmptyNode) {
-        state.write('<br>\n');
+        state.write('&#32;\n');
       } else if (emptyNode && !prevEmptyNode && !firstChildNode) {
-        if (parent?.type.name === 'listItem') {
-          const prevDelim = state.getDelim();
-
-          state.setDelim('');
-          state.write('<br>');
-
-          state.setDelim(prevDelim);
-        }
         state.write('\n');
       } else {
         state.convertInline(node);