diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index b06e635e0..ef778865d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     @journals = @issue.journals.includes(:user, :details).reorder("#{Journal.table_name}.id ASC").all
     @journals.each_with_index {|j,i| j.indice = i+1}
     @journals.reject!(&:private_notes?) unless User.current.allowed_to?(:view_private_notes, @issue.project)
-    @journals.select! {|journal| journal.notes? || journal.visible_details.any?}
+    # TODO: use #select! when ruby1.8 support is dropped
+    @journals.reject! {|journal| !journal.notes? && journal.visible_details.empty?}
     @journals.reverse! if User.current.wants_comments_in_reverse_order?
 
     @changesets = @issue.changesets.visible.all