diff --git a/src/document/utilities/index.js b/src/document/utilities/index.js
index aee762e74..ab36b12f9 100644
--- a/src/document/utilities/index.js
+++ b/src/document/utilities/index.js
@@ -266,11 +266,18 @@ function stripTrailingHardline(doc) {
 
 function cleanDocFn(doc) {
   switch (getDocType(doc)) {
-    case DOC_TYPE_FILL:
-      if (doc.parts.every((part) => part === "")) {
+    case DOC_TYPE_FILL: {
+      const { parts } = doc;
+
+      if (parts.every((part) => part === "")) {
         return "";
       }
+      if (parts.length === 1) {
+        return parts[0];
+      }
+
       break;
+    }
     case DOC_TYPE_GROUP:
       if (!doc.contents && !doc.id && !doc.break && !doc.expandedStates) {
         return "";
diff --git a/tests/integration/__tests__/doc-utilities-clean-doc.js b/tests/integration/__tests__/doc-utilities-clean-doc.js
index f7c933ad9..e990a5b6f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__tests__/doc-utilities-clean-doc.js
+++ b/tests/integration/__tests__/doc-utilities-clean-doc.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe("cleanDoc", () => {
     [
       "fill",
       [fill([""]), fill([]), fill(["1"]), fill(["2", line, "3"])],
-      [fill(["1"]), fill(["2", line, "3"])],
+      ["1", fill(["2", line, "3"])],
     ],
     ["nested group", group(group("_")), group("_")],
     [