diff --git a/src/document/doc-utils.js b/src/document/doc-utils.js
index 527d9868df6e..e31adbbca304 100644
--- a/src/document/doc-utils.js
+++ b/src/document/doc-utils.js
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ function normalizeParts(parts) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (part.type === "fill" && part.parts.length === 0) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
     if (part.type === "concat") {
       restParts.unshift(...part.parts);
       continue;
diff --git a/src/language-html/printer-html.js b/src/language-html/printer-html.js
index 3ba98e697397..0beeea66333c 100644
--- a/src/language-html/printer-html.js
+++ b/src/language-html/printer-html.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const assert = require("assert");
 const {
   builders,
-  utils: { mapDoc, normalizeParts, normalizeDoc },
+  utils: { mapDoc, normalizeParts },
 } = require("../document");
 const { replaceEndOfLineWith } = require("../common/util");
 const { print: printFrontMatter } = require("../utils/front-matter");
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function embed(path, print, textToDoc, options) {
             { parser },
             { stripTrailingHardline: true }
           );
-          isEmpty = doc === "" || normalizeDoc(doc).parts.length === 0;
+          isEmpty = doc === "";
         }
 
         return concat([