diff --git a/src/transforms/apply-operation.js b/src/transforms/apply-operation.js
index 48aa1afe8..d6cf719de 100644
--- a/src/transforms/apply-operation.js
+++ b/src/transforms/apply-operation.js
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ function removeNode(state, operation) {
       .takeUntil(text => text.key == startKey)
       .filter(text => !getRemoved(text.key))
       .last()
-
     if (!prevText) selection = selection.unset()
     else selection = selection.moveStartTo(prevText.key, prevText.length)
   }
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8405cc39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const firstText = texts.first()
+  const secondText = texts.get(1)
+
+  const nextSelection = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: secondText.key,
+    focusKey: secondText.key,
+    anchorOffset: 2,
+    focusOffset: 2
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(nextSelection)
+    .removeNodeByKey('todelete')
+    .apply()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    nextSelection.merge({
+      anchorKey: firstText.key,
+      focusKey: firstText.key,
+      anchorOffset: 5,
+      focusOffset: 5
+    }).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..494fcb20c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: hello
+  - kind: block
+    key: todelete
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: removed
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98adb1781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-node-by-key/selection-inside/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: hello