diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 92f24065b..eda5fe247 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -18773,10 +18773,10 @@ Taken from `count' in cl-seq.el with all keyword arguments removed."
   "Move backwards over whitespace, to the beginning of the first empty line.
 Returns the number of empty lines passed."
   (let ((pos (point)))
-    (skip-chars-backward " \t\n\r")
-    ;; (if (cdr (assoc 'heading org-blank-before-new-entry))
-    ;;    (skip-chars-backward " \t\n\r")
-    ;;   (forward-line -1))
+    ;;(skip-chars-backward " \t\n\r")
+    (if (cdr (assoc 'heading org-blank-before-new-entry))
+       (skip-chars-backward " \t\n\r")
+      (forward-line -1))
     (beginning-of-line 2)
     (goto-char (min (point) pos))
     (count-lines (point) pos)))