diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js
index 125ae020d..b2aaec89a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Post.initialize_excerpt = function() {
     e.preventDefault();
   });
 
-  if (!$(".post-preview").length && /Nobody here but us chickens/.test($("#posts").html())) {
+  if (!$(".post-preview").length && /No posts found/.test($("#posts").html())) {
     $("#show-excerpt-link").click();
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb b/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb
index 41b4f461f..5be63d1e8 100644
--- a/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb
+++ b/app/logical/post_sets/post.rb
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ module PostSets
       posts.any? {|x| x.rating == "e"}
     end
 
-    def shown_posts
-      shown_posts = posts.select(&:visible?)
-      shown_posts = shown_posts.reject(&:is_deleted?) unless show_deleted?
-      shown_posts
-    end
-
     def hidden_posts
       posts.reject(&:visible?)
     end
diff --git a/app/views/posts/index.html.erb b/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
index 3827fff35..bdf1c4bfe 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
@@ -223,42 +223,38 @@
   </div>
 
   <div id="posts">
-    <% if @post_set.shown_posts.empty? %>
-      <%= render "post_sets/blank" %>
-    <% else %>
-      <%= render_post_gallery(@post_set.posts, show_deleted: @post_set.show_deleted?, tags: @post_set.tag_string, show_votes: @post_set.show_votes?, size: @preview_size) do |gallery, posts| %>
-        <% gallery.footer do %>
-          <% if @post_set.hidden_posts.present? %>
-            <div class="fineprint hidden-posts-notice">
-              <% if @post_set.banned_posts.present? %>
-                <%= @post_set.banned_posts.size %> post(s) were removed from this page at the artist's request (<%= link_to_wiki "learn more", "banned_artist" %>).<br>
-              <% end %>
+    <%= render_post_gallery(@post_set.posts, show_deleted: @post_set.show_deleted?, tags: @post_set.tag_string, show_votes: @post_set.show_votes?, size: @preview_size) do |gallery, posts| %>
+      <% gallery.footer do %>
+        <% if @post_set.hidden_posts.present? %>
+          <div class="fineprint hidden-posts-notice">
+            <% if @post_set.banned_posts.present? %>
+              <%= @post_set.banned_posts.size %> post(s) were removed from this page at the artist's request (<%= link_to_wiki "learn more", "banned_artist" %>).<br>
+            <% end %>
 
-              <% if @post_set.censored_posts.present? %>
-                <%= @post_set.censored_posts.size %> post(s) on this page require a <%= link_to "Gold account", new_user_upgrade_path %> to view (<%= link_to_wiki "learn more", "help:censored_tags" %>).<br>
-              <% end %>
+            <% if @post_set.censored_posts.present? %>
+              <%= @post_set.censored_posts.size %> post(s) on this page require a <%= link_to "Gold account", new_user_upgrade_path %> to view (<%= link_to_wiki "learn more", "help:censored_tags" %>).<br>
+            <% end %>
 
-              <% if @post_set.safe_posts.present? %>
-                <%= @post_set.safe_posts.size %> post(s) on this page were hidden by safe mode. Go to <%= link_to "Danbooru", "https://danbooru.donmai.us" %> or disable safe mode to view them (<%= link_to_wiki "learn more", "help:user_settings" %>).<br>
-              <% end %>
-            </div>
-          <% end %>
+            <% if @post_set.safe_posts.present? %>
+              <%= @post_set.safe_posts.size %> post(s) on this page were hidden by safe mode. Go to <%= link_to "Danbooru", "https://danbooru.donmai.us" %> or disable safe mode to view them (<%= link_to_wiki "learn more", "help:user_settings" %>).<br>
+            <% end %>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
 
-          <% if !CurrentUser.user.is_anonymous? && @post_set.tag.present? && @post_set.current_page == 1 %>
-            <% cache("tag-change-notice:#{@post_set.tag.name}", expires_in: 4.hours) do %>
-              <% if @post_set.pending_bulk_update_requests.present? %>
-                <div class="fineprint tag-change-notice">
-                  <p>
-                    This tag is being discussed in
-                    <%= to_sentence @post_set.pending_bulk_update_requests.map { |bur| link_to "Topic ##{bur.forum_topic_id}: #{bur.forum_topic.title}", bur.forum_post } %>.
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-              <% end %>
+        <% if !CurrentUser.user.is_anonymous? && @post_set.tag.present? && @post_set.current_page == 1 %>
+          <% cache("tag-change-notice:#{@post_set.tag.name}", expires_in: 4.hours) do %>
+            <% if @post_set.pending_bulk_update_requests.present? %>
+              <div class="fineprint tag-change-notice">
+                <p>
+                  This tag is being discussed in
+                  <%= to_sentence @post_set.pending_bulk_update_requests.map { |bur| link_to "Topic ##{bur.forum_topic_id}: #{bur.forum_topic.title}", bur.forum_post } %>.
+                </p>
+              </div>
             <% end %>
           <% end %>
-
-          <%= numbered_paginator(posts) %>
         <% end %>
+
+        <%= numbered_paginator(posts) %>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
   </div>