<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<style>
div, col { counter-reset: chicken; }
</style>
<script>
function boom()
{
var col = document.getElementById("col");
col.parentNode.removeChild(col);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="boom();">
<div><col id="col" span="2"></col></div>
</body>
</html>