diff --git a/admin/settings.php b/admin/settings.php
index 387685025d6..0ee67a3cc1d 100644
--- a/admin/settings.php
+++ b/admin/settings.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ if (!empty($SITE->fullname)) {
     echo '</td>';
             break;
             case 'right':
-    if (blocks_have_content($pageblocks, BLOCK_POS_RIGHT) || $editing) {
+    if (blocks_have_content($pageblocks, BLOCK_POS_RIGHT)) {
         echo '<td style="width: ' . $preferred_width_right . 'px;" id="right-column">';
         if (!empty($THEME->roundcorners)) {
             echo '<div class="bt"><div></div></div>';