diff --git a/app/decorators/commit_decorator.rb b/app/decorators/commit_decorator.rb
index 5606722160a..c85f740027e 100644
--- a/app/decorators/commit_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/decorators/commit_decorator.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CommitDecorator < ApplicationDecorator
# In case this first line is longer than 80 characters, it is cut off
# after 70 characters and ellipses (`&hellp;`) are appended.
def title
- return no_commit_message unless safe_message && !safe_message.strip.empty?
+ return no_commit_message if safe_message.blank?
title_end = safe_message.index(/\n/)
if (!title_end && safe_message.length > 80) || (title_end && title_end > 80)
diff --git a/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb b/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb
index a54d2e3be22..511d4628e12 100644
--- a/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module GitlabMarkdownHelper
# explicitly produce the correct linking behavior (i.e.
# "outer text gfm ref more outer text").
def link_to_gfm(body, url, html_options = {})
- return "" unless body && !body.strip.empty?
+ return "" if body.blank?
gfm_body = gfm(body, html_options)