diff --git a/background/style-manager.js b/background/style-manager.js
index a1dee182..ff18192d 100644
--- a/background/style-manager.js
+++ b/background/style-manager.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint no-eq-null: 0, eqeqeq: [2, "smart"] */
-/* global createCache db calcStyleDigest db tryRegExp styleCodeEmpty
+/* global createCache db calcStyleDigest db tryRegExp styleCodeEmpty styleSectionGlobal
   getStyleWithNoCode msg sync uuidv4 */
 /* exported styleManager */
 'use strict';
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ const styleManager = (() => {
         excluded = true;
       }
       for (const section of data.sections) {
-        if (styleCodeEmpty(section.code)) {
+        if (styleSectionGlobal(section) && styleCodeEmpty(section.code)) {
           continue;
         }
         const match = urlMatchSection(query, section);
@@ -612,15 +612,7 @@ const styleManager = (() => {
       return 'sloppy';
     }
     // TODO: check for invalid regexps?
-    if (
-      (!section.regexps || !section.regexps.length) &&
-      (!section.urlPrefixes || !section.urlPrefixes.length) &&
-      (!section.urls || !section.urls.length) &&
-      (!section.domains || !section.domains.length)
-    ) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
+    return styleSectionGlobal(section);
   }
 
   function createCompiler(compile) {
diff --git a/js/sections-util.js b/js/sections-util.js
index f44b52a2..48a2f9c1 100644
--- a/js/sections-util.js
+++ b/js/sections-util.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* exported styleSectionsEqual styleCodeEmpty calcStyleDigest styleJSONseemsValid */
+/* exported styleSectionsEqual styleCodeEmpty styleSectionGlobal calcStyleDigest styleJSONseemsValid */
 'use strict';
 
 function styleCodeEmpty(code) {
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ function styleCodeEmpty(code) {
   return false;
 }
 
+/** Checks if section is global i.e. has no targets at all */
+function styleSectionGlobal(section) {
+  return (!section.regexps || !section.regexps.length) &&
+         (!section.urlPrefixes || !section.urlPrefixes.length) &&
+         (!section.urls || !section.urls.length) &&
+         (!section.domains || !section.domains.length);
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {Style} a - first style object
  * @param {Style} b - second style object