diff --git a/src/wrap.js b/src/wrap.js
index 69c7cbf23..c85cd304e 100644
--- a/src/wrap.js
+++ b/src/wrap.js
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ jQuery.fn.extend( {
 		} );
 	},
 
-	unwrap: function( selector ) {
-		this.parent( selector ).not( "body" ).each( function() {
-			jQuery( this ).replaceWith( this.childNodes );
-		} );
-		return this;
+	unwrap: function() {
+		return this.parent().each(function() {
+			if ( !jQuery.nodeName( this, "body" ) ) {
+				jQuery( this ).replaceWith( this.childNodes );
+			}
+		}).end();
 	}
 } );
 
diff --git a/test/unit/wrap.js b/test/unit/wrap.js
index 80abd9e87..d7ba80d17 100644
--- a/test/unit/wrap.js
+++ b/test/unit/wrap.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ QUnit.module( "wrap", {
 } );
 
 // See test/unit/manipulation.js for explanation about these 2 functions
-function manipulationBareObj( value ) {
+function manipulationBareObj( value ) {
 	return value;
 }
 
@@ -455,48 +455,6 @@ QUnit.test( "unwrap()", function( assert ) {
 	jQuery( "body > span.unwrap" ).remove();
 } );
 
-QUnit.test( "unwrap( selector )", function( assert ) {
-
-	assert.expect( 5 );
-
-	jQuery( "body" ).append(
-		"  <div id='unwrap' style='display: none;'> <div id='unwrap1'>" +
-		"<span class='unwrap'>a</span> <span class='unwrap'>b</span> </div>" +
-		" <div id='unwrap2'> <span class='unwrap'>c</span> <span class='unwrap'>d</span>" +
-		" </div> </div>"
-	);
-
-	// Shouldn't unwrap, no match
-	jQuery( "#unwrap1 span" ) .unwrap( "#unwrap2" );
-	assert.equal(
-		jQuery( "#unwrap1" ).length, 1, "still wrapped"
-	);
-
-	 // Shouldn't unwrap, no match
-	jQuery( "#unwrap1 span" ) .unwrap( "span" );
-	assert.equal(
-		jQuery( "#unwrap1" ).length, 1, "still wrapped"
-	);
-
-	// Unwraps
-	jQuery( "#unwrap1 span" ) .unwrap( "#unwrap1" );
-	assert.equal(
-		jQuery( "#unwrap1" ).length, 0, "unwrapped match"
-	);
-
-	// Check return values
-	assert.deepEqual(
-		jQuery( "#unwrap2 span" ).get(), jQuery( "#unwrap2 span" ).unwrap( "quote" ).get(),
-		"return on unmatched unwrap"
-	);
-	assert.deepEqual(
-		jQuery( "#unwrap2 span" ).get(), jQuery( "#unwrap2 span" ).unwrap( "#unwrap2" ).get(),
-		"return on matched unwrap"
-	);
-
-	jQuery( "body > span.unwrap" ).remove();
-} );
-
 QUnit.test( "jQuery(<tag>) & wrap[Inner/All]() handle unknown elems (#10667)", function( assert ) {
 
 	assert.expect( 2 );