diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/files.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/files.js
index 2563ebe8..75bb0092 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/files.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/files.js
@@ -113,13 +113,10 @@ $(function() {
                 },
                 "model": function(data) {
                     return data["type"] && (data["type"] == "model" || data["type"] == "folder");
-                },
-                "emptyFolder": function(data) {
-                    return data["type"] && (data["type"] != "folder" || data["weight"] > 0);
                 }
             },
             "name",
-            ["emptyFolder"],
+            [],
             [["sd", "local"], ["machinecode", "model"]],
             0
         );