diff --git a/Bugzilla/BugMail.pm b/Bugzilla/BugMail.pm
index d2e612ac3..1a464a93f 100644
--- a/Bugzilla/BugMail.pm
+++ b/Bugzilla/BugMail.pm
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ sub sendMail
     for my $change (@$diffs)
     {
         my $field = Bugzilla->get_field($change->{'fieldname'});
-        if (($change->{'fieldname'} eq 'longdesc') || ($field->{'type'} eq FIELD_TYPE_TEXTAREA))
+        if (0 && ($change->{'fieldname'} eq 'longdesc' || $field->{'type'} eq FIELD_TYPE_TEXTAREA))
         {
             my $diff = new Bugzilla::Diff($change->{'removed'}, $change->{'added'});
             $change->{'both'} = $diff->get_table;
diff --git a/show_activity.cgi b/show_activity.cgi
index e5d80f842..96f7ada24 100755
--- a/show_activity.cgi
+++ b/show_activity.cgi
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ for (my $i = 0; $i < (scalar @$operations); $i++)
     {
         my $change = $operations->[$i]->{'changes'}->[$j];
         my $field = Bugzilla->get_field($change->{'fieldname'});
-        if (($change->{'fieldname'} eq 'longdesc') || ($field->{'type'} eq FIELD_TYPE_TEXTAREA))
+        if (0 && ($change->{'fieldname'} eq 'longdesc' || $field->{'type'} eq FIELD_TYPE_TEXTAREA))
         {
             my $diff = new Bugzilla::Diff($change->{'removed'}, $change->{'added'});
             $operations->[$i]->{'changes'}->[$j]->{'both'} = $diff->get_table;
diff --git a/template/en/default/email/newchangedmail.txt.tmpl b/template/en/default/email/newchangedmail.txt.tmpl
index be35fa155..6d8e6613e 100644
--- a/template/en/default/email/newchangedmail.txt.tmpl
+++ b/template/en/default/email/newchangedmail.txt.tmpl
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ body { font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif; }
     [% d.fielddesc %]
   [% END %]
   </td>
-  [% IF d.both %]<td colspan="2">[% d.both %]</td>[% else %]<td>[% d.removed %]</td><td>[% d.added %]</td>[% END %]
+  [% IF d.both %]<td colspan="2">[% d.both %]</td>[% ELSE %]<td>[% d.removed %]</td><td>[% d.added %]</td>[% END %]
   </tr>
 
 [% END %]