diff --git a/lib/highlight.js b/lib/highlight.js
index aa62c5e..96e5b00 100644
--- a/lib/highlight.js
+++ b/lib/highlight.js
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ function outdent( string ) {
 }
 
 function syntaxHighlight( html ) {
-	var $ = cheerio.load( html );
+
+	// The third parameter is `false` to disable wrapping contents
+	// in `<html><head>...`, etc.
+	var $ = cheerio.load( html, null, false );
 
 	$( "pre > code" ).each( function() {
 		var $t = $( this ),
diff --git a/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Hello_World.html b/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Hello_World.html
index 56c7fd8..db2a734 100644
--- a/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Hello_World.html
+++ b/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Hello_World.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>{"title":"Hello World","customFields":[{"key":"source_path","value":"fixture/pages/Hello_World.html"}]}</script>
-<html><head></head><body><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque pellentesque placerat arcu, vel viverra augue posuere commodo. Aenean hendrerit quam sed commodo pellentesque.</p>
+
+<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque pellentesque placerat arcu, vel viverra augue posuere commodo. Aenean hendrerit quam sed commodo pellentesque.</p>
 <p>Donec sed commodo velit, non molestie justo.</p>
 <h3>Phasellus</h3>
 <p>Cras vel justo molestie lorem auctor convallis. Donec ac lacus tincidunt, euismod lectus eu, pulvinar tortor.</p>
@@ -31,4 +32,3 @@ <h3>Phasellus</h3>
 <h3>Sed sed molestie purus</h3>
 <p>Aliquam venenatis sem elit, et aliquet libero ultrices vitae. Nullam rutrum convallis justo, sed suscipit leo facilisis et.
 </p>
-</body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Mark.html b/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Mark.html
index fc8cf11..f449c8f 100644
--- a/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Mark.html
+++ b/test/expected/wordpress/posts/page/pages/Mark.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>{"title":"Markdown","customFields":[{"key":"source_path","value":"fixture/pages/Mark.md"}]}</script>
-<html><head></head><body><p><strong>Conubia linguae</strong> hydrae novissima recepto certe, clarus quod amictus tum ignota fluctibus <em>et quod</em>, est verba capitum, variusque. Sui saevam gentes propiora Cycladas, Hecate stamina nurus ramum!</p>
+<p><strong>Conubia linguae</strong> hydrae novissima recepto certe, clarus quod amictus tum ignota fluctibus <em>et quod</em>, est verba capitum, variusque. Sui saevam gentes propiora Cycladas, Hecate stamina nurus ramum!</p>
 <h2 class="toc-linked" id="oculi-miserarum"><a href="#oculi-miserarum" class="icon-link toc-link"><span class="visuallyhidden">link</span></a> Oculi miserarum</h2><p>Lorem <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown">markdownum</a> silentia umerique, colla. Per felix innoxia pariterque capillos accessit, nec ad tempore in nubes detrahitur.</p>
 <p>Aures precantibus supplice Medusaeo, Lycormas est esse aestuat aut Pterelas.</p>
 <h2 class="toc-linked" id="domitos-interea"><a href="#domitos-interea" class="icon-link toc-link"><span class="visuallyhidden">link</span></a> Domitos interea</h2><ol>
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ <h2 class="toc-linked" id="domitos-interea"><a href="#domitos-interea" class="ic
 <li>Tamen vino hinc indignatus aquas iunguntur sacrifica</li>
 <li>Solitum bacae tellure ille</li>
 </ol>
-</body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/expected/wordpress/posts/post/addClass.html b/test/expected/wordpress/posts/post/addClass.html
index 806bf99..17e8496 100644
--- a/test/expected/wordpress/posts/post/addClass.html
+++ b/test/expected/wordpress/posts/post/addClass.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<html><head><script>{
+<script>{
 		"title":
 			".addClass()",
 		"excerpt":
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 				"css","version/1.0","version/1.4"
 			]
 		}
-	}</script></head><body><article id="addClass1" class="entry method"><h2 class="section-title">
+	}</script><article id="addClass1" class="entry method"><h2 class="section-title">
 <span class="name">.addClass( className )</span><span class="returns">Returns: <a href="http://api.jquery.com/Types/#jQuery">jQuery</a></span>
 </h2>
 <div class="entry-wrapper">
@@ -117,4 +117,3 @@ <h4>Demo:</h4>
 <div class="demo code-demo"></div>
 </div></section>
 </div></article>
-</body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
