diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index f3386cf71..348d12c88 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -761,16 +761,6 @@ class TerminalImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
         log.warn(u"This {0} is already in the library!",
                  ("album" if task.is_album else "item"))
 
-        # skip empty albums (coming from a previous failed import session)
-        if task.is_album:
-            real_duplicates = [dup for dup in found_duplicates if dup.items()]
-            if not real_duplicates:
-                log.info("All duplicates are empty, we ignore them")
-                task.should_remove_duplicates = True
-                return
-        else:
-            real_duplicates = found_duplicates
-
         if config['import']['quiet']:
             # In quiet mode, don't prompt -- just skip.
             log.info(u'Skipping.')
@@ -778,17 +768,12 @@ class TerminalImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
         else:
             # Print some detail about the existing and new items so the
             # user can make an informed decision.
-            for duplicate in real_duplicates:
+            for duplicate in found_duplicates:
                 print_("Old: " + summarize_items(
                     list(duplicate.items()) if task.is_album else [duplicate],
                     not task.is_album,
                 ))
 
-            if real_duplicates != found_duplicates:  # there's empty albums
-                count = len(found_duplicates) - len(real_duplicates)
-                print_("Old: {0} empty album{1}".format(
-                       count, "s" if count > 1 else ""))
-
             print_("New: " + summarize_items(
                 task.imported_items(),
                 not task.is_album,