diff --git a/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
index af246feeb0..e916728c86 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/editor/DifferentialTransactionEditor.php
@@ -107,20 +107,6 @@ final class DifferentialTransactionEditor
     return parent::getCustomTransactionNewValue($object, $xaction);
   }
 
-  protected function transactionHasEffect(
-    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
-    PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
-
-    $actor_phid = $this->getActingAsPHID();
-
-    switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case DifferentialTransaction::TYPE_INLINE:
-        return $xaction->hasComment();
-    }
-
-    return parent::transactionHasEffect($object, $xaction);
-  }
-
   protected function applyCustomInternalTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor.php
index 07f85407fe..21e082b4ed 100644
--- a/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor.php
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ abstract class PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_CREATE:
         return true;
-      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT:
-        return $xaction->hasComment();
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_CUSTOMFIELD:
         $field = $this->getCustomFieldForTransaction($object, $xaction);
         return $field->getApplicationTransactionHasEffect($xaction);
@@ -534,6 +532,10 @@ abstract class PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor
         $xaction->getNewValue());
     }
 
+    if ($xaction->hasComment()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return ($xaction->getOldValue() !== $xaction->getNewValue());
   }