diff --git a/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/details-renderer.js b/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/details-renderer.js
index 6e42c39b8796..e6bd910ccfee 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/details-renderer.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/details-renderer.js
@@ -370,16 +370,10 @@ class DetailsRenderer {
for (const heading of headings) {
const valueFragment = this._dom.createFragment();
- if (heading.key === '_') {
- const emptyElement = this._dom.createElement('div');
- emptyElement.innerHTML = ' ';
- valueFragment.appendChild(emptyElement);
- } else {
- const value = row[heading.key];
- const valueElement =
- value !== undefined && !Array.isArray(value) && this._renderTableValue(value, heading);
- if (valueElement) valueFragment.appendChild(valueElement);
- }
+ const value = row[heading.key];
+ const valueElement =
+ value !== undefined && !Array.isArray(value) && this._renderTableValue(value, heading);
+ if (valueElement) valueFragment.appendChild(valueElement);
if (heading.multi) {
const multiHeading = {