JQuery to remove multiple br tag

The below function is used to remove multiple br tag from string.

Method 1:

$('br').each(function () {
    if ($(this).next().is('br')) {
        $(this).next().remove();
    }
});

$('.clsname').each(function(){
			$(this).html($(this).html().replace(/(<br>s*){2,2}/g,'<br>'));
	});