diff --git a/modules/ve-cite/tests/ve.dm.citeExample.js b/modules/ve-cite/tests/ve.dm.citeExample.js
index 15196f4e4..4c681eb61 100644
--- a/modules/ve-cite/tests/ve.dm.citeExample.js
+++ b/modules/ve-cite/tests/ve.dm.citeExample.js
@@ -152,41 +152,6 @@ ve.dm.citeExample.domToDataCases = {
 						'</li>' +
 					'</ol>' +
 			'</div>',
-		previewBody:
-			'<p>Foo' +
-				'<sup typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;bar&quot;}}" class="mw-ref">' +
-					'<a style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a>' +
-				'</sup>' +
-				' Baz' +
-				'<sup typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Quux&quot;},&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;group&quot;:&quot;g1&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;:0&quot;}}" class="mw-ref">' +
-					'<a data-mw-group="g1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[g1 1]</span></a>' +
-				'</sup>' +
-				' Whee' +
-				'<sup typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;' +
-				'<a href=\\&quot;./Bar\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;mw:WikiLink\\&quot;>Bar' +
-				'</a>&quot;},&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;bar&quot;}}" class="mw-ref">' +
-					'<a style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a>' +
-				'</sup>' +
-				' Yay' +
-				// This reference has .body.id instead of .body.html
-				'<sup typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mw-cite-3&quot;},&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;group&quot;:&quot;g1&quot;}}" class="mw-ref">' +
-					'<a data-mw-group="g1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[g1 2]</span></a>' +
-				'</sup>' +
-				' Quux' +
-				'<sup typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Different content&quot;},&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;bar&quot;}}" class="mw-ref">' +
-					'<a style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a>' +
-				'</sup>' +
-				' Foo' +
-				'<sup typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;group&quot;:&quot;g1&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;foo&quot;}}" class="mw-ref">' +
-					'<a data-mw-group="g1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[g1 3]</span></a>' +
-				'</sup>' +
-			'</p>' +
-			'<div typeof="mw:Extension/references" ' +
-				'data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;references&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;group&quot;:&quot;g1&quot;},&quot;body&quot;:{' +
-				'&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<sup typeof=\\&quot;mw:Extension/ref\\&quot; ' +
-				'data-mw=\\&quot;{&amp;quot;name&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;ref&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;attrs&amp;quot;:{&amp;quot;group&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;g1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;name&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;foo&amp;quot;},&amp;quot;body&amp;quot;:{&amp;quot;html&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;Ref in refs&amp;quot;}}' +
-				'\\&quot; class=\\&quot;mw-ref\\&quot;><a data-mw-group=\\&quot;g1\\&quot; style=\\&quot;counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;\\&quot;><span class=\\&quot;mw-reflink-text\\&quot;>[g1 3]</span></a></sup>&quot;}}">' +
-			'</div>',
 		head: '<base href="http://example.com" />',
 		data: [
 			{ type: 'paragraph' },
diff --git a/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js b/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js
index cbe9c5d61..5e8ecf565 100644
--- a/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.static.toDataElement = function ( domElements, conver
 ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.static.toDomElements = function ( data, doc, converter ) {
 	var el, els, mwData, originalMw, contentsHtml, originalHtml, nextIndex, nextElement, modelNode, viewNode,
 		isResponsiveDefault = mw.config.get( 'wgCiteResponsiveReferences' ),
-		isForClipboard = converter.isForClipboard(),
+		isForParser = converter.isForParser(),
 		wrapper = doc.createElement( 'div' ),
 		originalHtmlWrapper = doc.createElement( 'div' ),
 		dataElement = data[ 0 ],
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.static.toDomElements = function ( data, doc, converte
 		contentsData = data.slice( 1, -1 );
 
 	// If we are sending a template generated ref back to Parsoid, output it as a template.
-	// This works because the dataElement already as mw, originalMw and originalDomIndex properties.
-	if ( attrs.templateGenerated && !isForClipboard ) {
+	// This works because the dataElement already has mw, originalMw and originalDomIndex properties.
+	if ( attrs.templateGenerated && isForParser ) {
 		return ve.dm.MWTransclusionNode.static.toDomElements.call( this, dataElement, doc, converter );
 	}
 
-	if ( isForClipboard ) {
+	if ( !isForParser ) {
 		// Output needs to be read so re-render
 		modelNode = ve.dm.nodeFactory.createFromElement( dataElement );
 		modelNode = new ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode( dataElement );