diff --git a/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php b/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php
index 11ab92e40..74e7c4a6d 100644
--- a/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php
@@ -1724,9 +1724,6 @@ function PMA_displayTable(&$dt_result, &$the_disp_mode, $analyzed_sql)
     //     displayed
     $total      = '';
     $is_display = PMA_setDisplayMode($the_disp_mode, $total);
-    if ($total == '') {
-        unset($total);
-    }
 
     // 1.2 Defines offsets for the next and previous pages
     if ($is_display['nav_bar'] == '1') {