diff --git a/std/js/html/DOMElement.hx b/std/js/html/DOMElement.hx
index fee60e98271..844b4519be0 100644
--- a/std/js/html/DOMElement.hx
+++ b/std/js/html/DOMElement.hx
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ extern class DOMElement extends Node {
 		Inserts a given element node at a given position relative to the element it is invoked upon.
 		@throws DOMError
 	**/
-	@:pure
 	function insertAdjacentElement( where : String, element : Element ) : Element;
 	
 	/**
@@ -550,4 +549,4 @@ extern class DOMElement extends Node {
 	/** @throws DOMError */
 	@:overload( function( nodes : haxe.extern.Rest<String>) : Void {} )
 	function append( nodes : haxe.extern.Rest<Node> ) : Void;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}