--- module/comment.module
+++ module/comment.module
@@ -742,14 +742,14 @@
     $additions['comment_form'] = $build;
   }
 
-if ($additions) {
     $additions += array(
       '#theme' => 'comment_wrapper__node_' . $node->type,
       '#node' => $node,
       'comments' => array(),
       'comment_form' => array(),
     );
-}
 
   return $additions;
 }