diff --git a/src/General/Build.coffee b/src/General/Build.coffee
index d9a2dafdd..d16eaedc9 100755
--- a/src/General/Build.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Build.coffee
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ Build =
       $.replace quotelink, [quotelink.childNodes...]
     for pp in $$ '.prettyprint', root.lastElementChild
       $.replace pp, $.tn pp.textContent
+    for br in $$ 'br', root.lastElementChild when br.previousSibling.nodeName is 'BR'
+      $.rm br
 
     if thread.isSticky
       $.add $('.thread-icons', root), $.el 'img',
diff --git a/src/General/css/style.css b/src/General/css/style.css
index 7c37f97e7..ed7b548ee 100755
--- a/src/General/css/style.css
+++ b/src/General/css/style.css
@@ -575,9 +575,6 @@ hr + div.center:not(.ad-cnt):not(.topad):not(.middlead):not(.bottomad) {
   overflow: hidden;
   text-align: center;
 }
-.catalog-thread .comment br + br {
-  display: none;
-}
 
 /* Announcement Hiding */
 :root.hide-announcement #globalMessage {