diff --git a/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp b/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp
index 91c377adce7e..f501d1642c4d 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ nsresult EditorBase::ComputeValueInternal(const nsAString& aFormatType,
       !(aDocumentEncoderFlags & (nsIDocumentEncoder::OutputSelectionOnly |
                                  nsIDocumentEncoder::OutputWrap))) {
     // Shortcut for empty editor case.
-    if (mPaddingBRElementForEmptyEditor) {
+    if (IsEmpty()) {
       aOutputString.Truncate();
       return NS_OK;
     }
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditorDeleteHandler.cpp b/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditorDeleteHandler.cpp
index 8b88550ae17f..7fe155fd675e 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditorDeleteHandler.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditorDeleteHandler.cpp
@@ -1100,9 +1100,7 @@ EditActionResult HTMLEditor::HandleDeleteSelection(
   // CreateStyleForInsertText()
   TopLevelEditSubActionDataRef().mDidDeleteSelection = true;
 
-  // If there is only padding `<br>` element for empty editor, cancel the
-  // operation.
-  if (mPaddingBRElementForEmptyEditor) {
+  if (IsEmpty()) {
     return EditActionCanceled();
   }
 
@@ -1400,9 +1398,7 @@ EditActionResult HTMLEditor::AutoDeleteRangesHandler::Run(
   mOriginalDirectionAndAmount = aDirectionAndAmount;
   mOriginalStripWrappers = aStripWrappers;
 
-  // If there is only padding `<br>` element for empty editor, cancel the
-  // operation.
-  if (aHTMLEditor.mPaddingBRElementForEmptyEditor) {
+  if (aHTMLEditor.IsEmpty()) {
     return EditActionCanceled();
   }