diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
index 8cc26b0fe..872f791a5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
       e.preventDefault();
     });
 
-    if (!$(".post-preview").length && /Nobody here but us chickens/.test($("#posts").html()) && !/Deleted posts/.test($("#related-box").html())) {
+    if (!$(".post-preview").length && /Nobody here but us chickens/.test($("#posts").html())) {
       $("#show-excerpt-link").click();
     }
   }