diff --git a/lib/ace/autocomplete.js b/lib/ace/autocomplete.js
index 9a92c900..3bb035aa 100644
--- a/lib/ace/autocomplete.js
+++ b/lib/ace/autocomplete.js
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
     
     this.showDocTooltip = function(item) {
         if (!this.tooltipNode) {
-            this.tooltipNode = dom.createElement("pre");
+            this.tooltipNode = dom.createElement("div");
             this.tooltipNode.className = "ace_tooltip ace_doc-tooltip";
             this.tooltipNode.style.margin = 0;
             this.tooltipNode.style.pointerEvents = "auto";
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
             tooltipNode.style.left = (rect.right + 1) + "px";
             tooltipNode.style.right = "";
         }
-        // tooltipNode.style.height = rect.height + "px";
         tooltipNode.style.display = "block";
     };