From b6d02735e955523adcf88ff92b3bc7ecb144c624 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Gibson <richard.gibson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:49:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Clear elements to avoid leaking memory. Close gh-837. Fixes
 #11809

---
 src/manipulation.js | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index 3c64105c0..ffd6437f0 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Fix #11809: Avoid leaking memory
+			fragment = first = null;
+
 			if ( scripts.length ) {
 				jQuery.each( scripts, function( i, elem ) {
 					if ( elem.src ) {
@@ -708,7 +711,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
 		// Fix #11356: Clear elements from safeFragment
 		if ( div ) {
 			safe.removeChild( div );
-			div = safe = null;
+			elem = div = safe = null;
 		}
 
 		// Reset defaultChecked for any radios and checkboxes
-- 
2.39.5