diff --git a/mod/page/view.php b/mod/page/view.php
index 3215f7468d0..1390d971173 100644
--- a/mod/page/view.php
+++ b/mod/page/view.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $PAGE->set_url('/mod/page/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id));
 $options = empty($page->displayoptions) ? [] : (array) unserialize_array($page->displayoptions);
 
 $activityheader = ['hidecompletion' => false];
-if (empty($options['printintro']) || !trim(strip_tags($page->intro))) {
+if (empty($options['printintro'])) {
     $activityheader['description'] = '';
 }