diff --git a/data/tools/wesnoth/wmlparser3.py b/data/tools/wesnoth/wmlparser3.py
index bda9d2991d9e..3b26b1befd4f 100755
--- a/data/tools/wesnoth/wmlparser3.py
+++ b/data/tools/wesnoth/wmlparser3.py
@@ -493,8 +493,6 @@ def parse_line_without_commands_loop(self, line: str) -> str:
         else:
             if self.in_string:
                 self.temp_string += line
-            elif self.temp_key_nodes and line.strip(b" \t\n") == b"":
-                return b""
             else:
                 self.parse_outside_strings(line)