diff --git a/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/actionmenu.js b/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/actionmenu.js
index 91e4308966a91f2cb6ec294d20965a636fe05a6d..8acf80cfa3207c8df679f1e82ff95848ad4b88ba 100644
--- a/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/actionmenu.js
+++ b/resources/assets/javascripts/lib/actionmenu.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class ActionMenu {
 
             let parents = getScrollableParents(this.element, menu_width, menu_height);
             if (parents.length > 0) {
-                this.menu = $('<div class="action-menu-wrapper">').append(this.content.remove());
+                this.menu = $('<div class="action-menu-wrapper">').append(this.content);
                 $('.action-menu-icon', element).clone().data('action-menu-element', element).prependTo(this.menu);
 
                 this.menu