diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index 46a6e53c4b..2ef1ac2f30 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@ class Html:
#: (paroles.net, sweetslyrics.com, lacoccinelle.net)
merge_lines = partial(re.compile(r"
\s+]*>(?!___)").sub, "\n")
#: remove empty divs (lacoccinelle.net)
- remove_empty_divs = partial(re.compile(r"
]*>\s*
").sub, "")
+ remove_empty_tags = partial(
+ re.compile(r"(<(div|span)[^>]*>\s*\2>)").sub, ""
+ )
#: remove Google Ads tags (musica.com)
remove_aside = partial(re.compile("