diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
index 71672d5..ebc8038 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.content.find('#to_code').click(function () {
             IPython.notebook.to_code();
         });
-        this.content.find('#to_html').click(function () {
-            IPython.notebook.to_html();
-        });
+//        this.content.find('#to_html').click(function () {
+//            IPython.notebook.to_html();
+//        });
         this.content.find('#to_markdown').click(function () {
             IPython.notebook.to_markdown();
         });
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
index ed3bb78..280ceef 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             this.code_mirror.focus();
             this.code_mirror.refresh();
             this.rendered = false;
+            if (this.get_source() === this.placeholder) {
+                this.set_source('');
+            };
         };
     };
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index 71be3d1..0bca8ed 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                 <div class="section_row">
                     <span id="cell_type" class="section_row_buttons">
                         <button id="to_code">Code</button>
-                        <button id="to_html">HTML</button>
+<!--                        <button id="to_html">HTML</button>-->
                         <button id="to_markdown">Markdown</button>
                     </span>
                      <span class="button_label">Format</span>