diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.tpl.php b/modules/comment/comment.tpl.php
index 8298473..e681221 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.tpl.php
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.tpl.php
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@
   <?php endif; ?>
 
   <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
-  <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title ?></h3>
-  <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+
+  <?php if ($title): ?>
+    <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title ?></h3>
+    <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+  <?php endif; ?>
+
 
   <div class="submitted">
     <?php print $permalink; ?>
diff --git a/themes/bartik/templates/comment.tpl.php b/themes/bartik/templates/comment.tpl.php
index d64487d..63dea1d 100644
--- a/themes/bartik/templates/comment.tpl.php
+++ b/themes/bartik/templates/comment.tpl.php
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@
       <span class="new"><?php print $new; ?></span>
     <?php endif; ?>
 
-    <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
-    <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title; ?></h3>
-    <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+    <?php if ($title): ?>
+      <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
+      <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title; ?></h3>
+      <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 
     <div class="content"<?php print $content_attributes; ?>>
       <?php
diff --git a/themes/garland/comment.tpl.php b/themes/garland/comment.tpl.php
index 952cc01..4eb24ae 100644
--- a/themes/garland/comment.tpl.php
+++ b/themes/garland/comment.tpl.php
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
   <?php print $picture ?>
 
     <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
-    <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title ?></h3>
-    <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+    <?php if ($title): ?>
+      <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title ?></h3>
+      <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 
     <div class="content"<?php print $content_attributes; ?>>
       <?php hide($content['links']); print render($content); ?>