diff --git a/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php b/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
index 1f76b034b1..13ee081e60 100644
--- a/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ function _page_level_out($parent, $page_tree, $args, $depth = 0, $echo = true) {
 				$format = $args['date_format'];
 			$output .= " " . mysql2date($format, $cur_page['ts']);
 		}
-		$output .= "\n";
 
 		if ( isset($cur_page['children']) && is_array($cur_page['children']) ) {
 			$new_depth = $depth + 1;