diff --git a/edit/sections-editor-section.js b/edit/sections-editor-section.js
index 572fc6e0..f4b21cc9 100644
--- a/edit/sections-editor-section.js
+++ b/edit/sections-editor-section.js
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ function createSection({
     el,
     cm,
     render,
-    getCode,
     getModel,
     remove,
     destroy,
@@ -265,10 +264,6 @@ function createSection({
     showHelp(t('appliesLabel'), t('appliesHelp'));
   }
 
-  function getCode() {
-    return cm.getValue();
-  }
-
   function remove() {
     linter.disableForEditor(cm);
     el.classList.add('removed');
diff --git a/edit/sections-editor.js b/edit/sections-editor.js
index 1fae9a07..96df2e83 100644
--- a/edit/sections-editor.js
+++ b/edit/sections-editor.js
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ function createSectionsEditor(style) {
     if (sections.every(s => s.isRemoved() || s === section)) {
       throw new Error('Cannot remove last section');
     }
-    if (!section.getCode()) {
+    if (section.cm.isBlank()) {
       const index = sections.indexOf(section);
       sections.splice(index, 1);
       section.el.remove();