diff --git modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.pages.inc modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.pages.inc
index dd6e8a0..5f5036e 100644
--- modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.pages.inc
+++ modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.pages.inc
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ function taxonomy_term_page($term) {
   $breadcrumb = array_reverse($breadcrumb);
   drupal_set_breadcrumb($breadcrumb);
   drupal_add_feed(url('taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid . '/feed'), 'RSS - ' . $term->name);
-
-  $build['term_heading'] = array(
-    '#prefix' => '<div class="term-listing-heading">',
-    '#suffix' => '</div>',
-    'term' => taxonomy_term_view($term, 'full'),
-  );
-
+  // Add term heading if the term has a description
+  if (!empty($term->description)) {
+    $build['term_heading'] = array(
+      '#prefix' => '<div class="term-listing-heading">',
+      '#suffix' => '</div>',
+      'term' => taxonomy_term_view($term, 'full'),
+    );
+  }
   if ($nids = taxonomy_select_nodes($term->tid, TRUE, variable_get('default_nodes_main', 10))) {
     $nodes = node_load_multiple($nids);
     $build += node_view_multiple($nodes);