diff --git a/src/vuedraggable.js b/src/vuedraggable.js
index 90c0fea..e39a352 100644
--- a/src/vuedraggable.js
+++ b/src/vuedraggable.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ const draggableComponent = defineComponent({
     },
 
     onDragRemove(evt) {
-      insertNodeAt(this.$el, evt.item, evt.oldIndex);
+      insertNodeAt(evt.from, evt.item, evt.oldIndex);
       if (evt.pullMode === "clone") {
         removeNode(evt.clone);
         return;